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If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

Barry Mann

We became the songs we wrote.
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Become Famous Song Wrote
It’s amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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Competitive Negative Positive Turns
I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.
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Different might Musical
You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know.
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Creating Mad Writing
It’s very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there’s no creative crop to harvest.
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Creative Song Writing
Cynthia’s lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn’t express themselves.
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Cynthia Feelings People
You can get stale writing with each other for a while.
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Each Other Stale Writing
I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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Architecture College Years
I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.
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Insanity Thinking Writing
You’ve got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Able Accepting Rejection
One other thing, if it’s possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.
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Development Producer Records
You’re going to have more rejection than acceptance.
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Acceptance Overcoming Rejection
I think that most writers who wait until they’re inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
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Thinking Waiting Writing
I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.
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Boys Mountain Talent
I’ve written songs sober and I’ve written songs high.
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Sober Song Written
You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
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Brave Firsts Writing

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

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