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> [I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-also-used-to-work-in-the-catskill-mountains-as-a-bus-boy-and-i/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

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## More by Barry Mann

> [You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/you-ve-got-to-really-be-able-to-accept-the-rejection/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/if-i-waited-for-inspiration-every-time-i-sat-down-to-write-a-song-i/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [I looked through our catalog year by year, and I saw that there were pockets of time when we wrote some terrific songs. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-looked-through-our-catalog-year-by-year-and-i-saw-that-there-were/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/probably-most-successful-songwriters-have-an-innate-songwriting/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/the-real-danger-of-writing-a-great-song-when-you-re-on-something-is/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-also-used-to-work-in-the-catskill-mountains-as-a-bus-boy-and-i/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/it-s-amazing-how-a-competitive-nature-can-turn-a-negative-into/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/it-s-very-important-at-least-for-me-and-for-cynthia-to-get-outside/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-think-if-one-wants-to-be-in-a-continual-state-of-insanity-one/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-know-at-the-beginning-of-our-careers-my-wife-and-i-were-gut/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [We've written something like 900 songs in all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/we-ve-written-something-like-900-songs-in-all/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [You have to be very brave in that first writing session.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/you-have-to-be-very-brave-in-that-first-writing-session/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-get-a-different-kind-of-lyric-from-someone-else-that-might-make-me/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/i-quit-college-i-was-studying-architecture-for-about-a-year/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

> [We became the songs we wrote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mann/we-became-the-songs-we-wrote/)

[Barry Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mann/)

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