Quotes by 'Barry Mann'

Barry Mann

Barry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil...

acceptance rejection overcoming

You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.

rejection able accepting

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

We've written something like 900 songs in all.

It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.

felt good life won worth

If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.

If we didn't get the record, we didn't exist.

american-musician beginning business fade happened music pop songs start time

We happened to start writing pop songs in a time when the old music business was beginning to fade and a new kind of music was emerging.

brilliant partner time truly words

I was very fortunate, though, to have a writing partner that truly is brilliant with words and at the same time very soulful.

writing brave firsts

You have to be very brave in that first writing session.

writing thinking insanity

I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.

piano guitar being-played

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.

careers wife guts

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.

writing thinking waiting

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

records should producers

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