Mitch Leigh
Mitch Leigh
Mitch Leighwas an American musical theatre composer and theatrical producer best known for the musical Man of La Mancha...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth30 January 1928
CountryUnited States of America
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If one wants to go on living, one must evolve. Before, when we composed, we would start by a series of music themes. Once created, we would hire writers and lyricists to make up the text and the story line. I was the first to do this backwards with 'Man of La Mancha.'
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I think if you see that no one is going to laugh at you for it, I think the concept of living nicely will be infectious. I believe there is room for the absence of cynicism.
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It's still word of mouth that is going to make or break a show, and while critics can't help a show, they can hurt it.
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I grew up in Brownsville; most of the kids I grew up with went to jail, not Yale. If they had heard of Yale, they thought it was a lock to pick.
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New York is really the cheapest ad market. When I go on TV, I'm hitting a country. The market is as big as some countries, you know.
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Not exactly what the world was looking for, a musical on 'Don Quixote.' It was required reading in high school.
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There's more musical freedom on Madison Avenue than anywhere else. It's an Eden for a composer.
The old joke was Mitch Leigh, land baron, barren land.
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One doesn't go on television for the Manhattan crowd. You buy the sides of buses for that.
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My advice to singers is always the same: 'Don't sing the song, sing the lyric.'
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You can't make money on advertising; you just have to seed the clouds. What you're after is word of mouth.
When you think of Mitch Leigh as a businessman, remember he's also a composer. And when you think of Mitch Leigh as a composer, remember he's also a businessman.
I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form.
If you're not a nice person, don't call.