I looked through our catalog year by year, and I saw that there were pockets of time when we wrote some terrific songs. Then all of a sudden, we'd go for another two or three months and there weren't great… — Barry Mann Copy Share Image
If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today. — Barry Mann Copy Share
I looked through our catalog year by year, and I saw that there were pockets of time when we wrote some terrific songs. Then… — Barry Mann Copy Share
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… — Barry Mann Copy Share
I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows. — Barry Mann Copy Share
It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive. — Barry Mann Copy Share
I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner. — Barry Mann Copy Share
I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive. — Barry Mann Copy Share
I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction. — Barry Mann Copy Share
