Quotes from 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.

I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.

I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.

We lived, ate, and breathed pop songs.

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

I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.