Barry Mann
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"Barry Mann" is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. The couple married in August 1961. They have one daughter, Dr. Jenn Berman.

He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US.

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

Right now we're writing a Broadway show.

A good lyric sings to me. And another lyricist might sing another lyrical song to me.

Carole (King) always said there was a small window of opportunity and we happened to come along at that period in the music business and jumped right in.

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

Writing with other people is also beneficial, not only on the creative aspect, but also that they have a different context.

We've written something like 900 songs in all.

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

It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.