You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it was all part of the learning process.

Quote by Cynthia Weil

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

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

The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you...

The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you...

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

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

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to...

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to...

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...

It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to...

It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to...

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding...

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding...

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

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

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

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

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.

But I'm someone who the more afraid I am, the more I want to do...

But I'm someone who the more afraid I am, the more I want to do...

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

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

That's what it is every time you walk into the room to write with someone...

That's what it is every time you walk into the room to write with someone...

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

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

That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a...

That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a...

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

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

We were very fortunate to have been on the scene when we were.

We were very fortunate to have been on the scene when we were.

On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are...

On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are...

Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing...

Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing...

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.