The real danger of writing a great song when you're on something is that it might get you thinking that the only way to repeat that is by only writing when you're high. Barry Mann More Quotes by Barry Mann More Quotes From Barry Mann No matter what you do, you'll never run away from you. Barry Mann musician running song Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves. Barry Mann cynthia feelings people If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today. Barry Mann inspiration writing song It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest. Barry Mann creative writing song It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive. Barry Mann turns negative Who put the bomp in the bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp, who put the ram in the rama-lama-ding-dong? Barry Mann rama rams unanswered-questions We became the songs we wrote. Barry Mann song I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows. Barry Mann mountain talent boys You can get stale writing with each other for a while. Barry Mann stale writing Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. Barry Mann songwriting ability successful I've written songs sober and I've written songs high. Barry Mann sober written song I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year. Barry Mann architecture college years I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction. Barry Mann musical different might You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know. Barry Mann creating mad writing 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. Barry Mann drug alcohol personality You've got to really be able to accept the rejection. Barry Mann rejection able accepting One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. Barry Mann records producers should I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside. Barry Mann waiting writing thinking I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive. Barry Mann guts wife careers 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. Barry Mann being-played piano guitar
