It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
Barry Mann

We became the songs we wrote.
Barry Mann

If we didn't get the record, we didn't exist.
Barry Mann

If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.
Barry Mann

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
Barry Mann

You can get stale writing with each other for a while.
Barry Mann

There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are.
Barry Mann

You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.
Barry Mann