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One of the things I've really gotten past in the last couple of years is the idea of being made uncomfortable by the way things appear, rather than how things are. Clearly in this business you have to contend with a lot of that. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#being #business #clearly #contend #couple

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

#alcohol #become #big #fear #how

A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by. ↗

— Barry Mann

#close #come #enough #faked #get

Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves. ↗

— Barry Mann

#cynthia #express #expressed #feelings #felt

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

— Barry Mann

#boy #bus #i #mountains #performed

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive. ↗

— Barry Mann

#careers #competitive #gut #i #know

I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner. ↗

— Barry Mann

#i #i think #insanity #married #partner

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

— Barry Mann

#i #i think #inspired #just #most

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today. ↗

— Barry Mann

#every #every time #i #inspiration #plumber

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

— Barry Mann

#good #life #out #something #team