"The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer, songwriter, or find a singer to develop."
"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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Source: Q&A: Mann & Weil on surving as songwriters. Interview with Steve Sailer, www.upi.com. July 22, 2002.
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