Barry Mann

Musician

1939-02-09

Quotes by Barry Mann

• It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.

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• Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.

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• One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.

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• You can get stale writing with each other for a while.

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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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• 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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