On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are basically stuck writing for one voice and for one style that can stifle you a bit. It's a real trade off.

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We all have fertile creative periods and times when we can't figure out how we...

We all have fertile creative periods and times when we can't figure out how we...

We wrote what sounded good to us and hoped it would find a home.

We wrote what sounded good to us and hoped it would find a home.

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You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it...

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Actually I was writing with people that didn't get records.

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There is the great creative part of it. The writing is the best part.

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Barry is an incredible singer. He's even gotten better through the years.

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I wanted to write for Broadway.

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I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

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My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of...

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The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter...

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We have gone through some difficult times like everyone else and perhaps our working together...

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We are the yin and the yang of the creative process.

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Sharing a triumph with someone you love is an incredible high.

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Barry and I were in the middle of building a house, and I was in...

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