When I write a song, I hear the music and words at the same time - one suggests the form of the… — Leslie Bricusse Hear music 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… — Leslie Bricusse Every morning 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 Euphoria 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 Dirty Copy Share Image
As a complete score, I love 'Sherlock Holmes' - but we cast it badly. We put Ron Moody into the part -… — Leslie Bricusse Complete 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… — Leslie Bricusse Angry Copy Share Image
I wanted to grow up to be George and Ira Gershwin from the age of about six. — Leslie Bricusse Age 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… — Leslie Bricusse Never 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… — Leslie Bricusse Berlin 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… — Leslie Bricusse Conscious mind 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… — Leslie Bricusse Better 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… — Leslie Bricusse Between 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… — Leslie Bricusse About 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… — Leslie Bricusse Before Copy Share Image
“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the… — Leslie Bricusse Change the world Copy Share Image
The film musical is a very strange animal. They can bite you in the back, or they can do very well for… — Leslie Bricusse Animal Copy Share Image
If you can't get a word at first, it's always waiting somewhere, and it's just a case of finding it. — Leslie Bricusse Always Copy Share Image
When you live in a world of imagination, your imagination doesn't necessarily grow old with you. — Leslie Bricusse Grow 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… — Leslie Bricusse I think Copy Share Image
I think 'Scrooge' is the best of the Christmas stories. Every child warms to it because it's about one man's transformation. It's… — Leslie Bricusse Best Copy Share Image
