#yin

I certainly understand that we're all trying to make a living, but I'm not thinking about that when I'm making it. And if that's your sole motivation, it's going to reflect that narcissistic greed, and you're going to hear it in the music. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#certainly #going #greed #hear #i

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

— Barry Mann

#architecture #college #i #i quit #quit

My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?' ↗

— Gabriel Mann

#arrived #big #boom #boy #cast

A man's dying is more his survivor's affair than his own. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#dying #his #man #more #own

I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying. ↗

— Taryn Manning

#brother #go #i #just #know

We wanted to write a whole song about partying and then taking Yellow Cabs home. That's the weirdest topic we've ever thought of centering a song around. ↗

— Taryn Manning

#around #ever #home #partying #song

The format of the race weekend is also very well thought out. We have enough practice time to get the cars well set-up and have a proper qualifying session where we can do as many laps as we like, which is great for the drivers and spectators. ↗

— Nigel Mansell

#cars #drivers #enough #format #get

Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a woman can enjoy. ↗

— Jayne Mansfield

#carrying #enjoy #experience #most #rewarding

Living is what scares me. Dying is easy. ↗

— Charles Manson

#easy #living #me #scares