#writ

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen. ↗

— Maimonides

#books #consider #deceive #hesitate #his

I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that loves playing the music. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#group #i #i write #listening #loves

Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#each #i #instrumentalist #string #try

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. ↗

— Barry Mann

#innate #most #probably #songwriters #songwriting

I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#cannot #fight #his #i #imagine

I didn't want to play these people any more songs and have them say that they weren't good enough. So my response was to just not be able to write anymore. I know that's not the healthiest of responses. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#any #anymore #enough #good #healthiest

I wanted to try to write songs on the piano to get a different flavor. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#flavor #get #i #piano #songs

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

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