I fell in love with the idea of writing songs when I was a child. I thought I was going to be a journalist at first, but I gradually fell in love with all these great writers like Irving Berlin… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout. — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
As a complete score, I love 'Sherlock Holmes' - but we cast it badly. We put Ron Moody into the part - a great… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
“It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling good” — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
When I wake up, if I can't figure something out during the daytime and then wake up at 4 A.M., it's there immediately. I… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I'm musical in the sense that I can write a song, but I realised when I was learning the piano as a child that… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
'Retirement' is a dirty word. Luckily, I can carry on working until I drop, provided I retain my mental abilities. — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I fell in love with the idea of writing songs when I was a child. I thought I was going to be a journalist… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
It takes a while to get a show on, and I've a number that have not yet been produced. I want to see all… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I was talking to a TV bigwig, and he said, 'Nobody under 35 knows who Sammy Davis is.' Well, you'll hear angry denials of… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I never try to predict what will happen to any project, ever. There are so many factors. Does the public like the subject matter,… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
When I write a song, I hear the music and words at the same time - one suggests the form of the other. — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
It's much easier to write a song for a musical than just writing a song because, writing for a musical, you know what the… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I wanted to grow up to be George and Ira Gershwin from the age of about six. — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
My view is that the great songwriting happened between 1920 and 1960. We're all, in our different ways, descended from the great songwriters of that era. — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I think we have to assume we have one life. Though, having said that, I did write a song called 'You Only Live Twice.'… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
