Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil – HuffPost 12.30.11

At The Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2011

Mike Ragogna: What advice would you give to new songwriters?

Cynthia Weil: To new songwriters, I would say that once you’ve become a songwriter, a producer, and a singer, then you’ve got it wrapped up because you need all of those tools to succeed.

MR: And to new artists in general?

BM: I would say a lot of the same things are true for new artists. But if you’re lucky enough to sign with a big label, that’s a large part of the battle.