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I think that most writers who wait until they’re inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.

Barry Mann

We became the songs we wrote.
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Become Famous Song Wrote
No matter what you do, you’ll never run away from you.
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Musician Running Song
One other thing, if it’s possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.
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Development Producer Records
It’s amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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Competitive Negative Positive Turns
There’s so much fear involved in trying to do something you don’t know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are.
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Alcohol Drug Personality
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
You’ve got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Able Accepting Rejection
You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
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Brave Firsts Writing
A guitar riff played on a piano doesn’t come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
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Being Guitar Piano Played
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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Inspiration Song Writing
I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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Architecture College Years
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 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’re going to have more rejection than acceptance.
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Acceptance Overcoming Rejection
You can get stale writing with each other for a while.
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Each Other Stale Writing
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

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