I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
BARRY MANNA 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.
More Barry Mann Quotes
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You’re going to have more rejection than acceptance.
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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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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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I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.
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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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Cynthia’s lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn’t express themselves.
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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.
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I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.
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We became the songs we wrote.
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No matter what you do, you’ll never run away from you.
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I’ve written songs sober and I’ve written songs high.
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It’s amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
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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.
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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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