If one wants to go on living, one must evolve. Before, when we composed, we would start by a series of music themes. Once created, we would hire writers and lyricists to make up the text and the story line. I was the first to do this backwards with 'Man of La Mancha.' Mitch Leigh backwardscomposecreate share on social
You can't make money on advertising; you just have to seed the clouds. What you're after is word of mouth. Mitch Leigh advertisecloudmake Change image and share on social
To call somebody a Jewish composer is obviously redundant. Mitch Leigh callcomposerjewish Change image and share on social
I grew up in Brownsville; most of the kids I grew up with went to jail, not Yale. If they had heard of Yale, they thought it was a lock to pick. Mitch Leigh brownsvillegrowhear Change image and share on social
When I left Yale, I was prepared to write anything. Mitch Leigh leavepreparewrite Change image and share on social
My advice to singers is always the same: 'Don't sing the song, sing the lyric.' Mitch Leigh advicelyricsing Change image and share on social
You have to do what is real and what is right and what is good and what you believe in. It doesn't mean it's always going to work. It doesn't. But when it does, it is truthful and forever. Mitch Leigh forevergoodreal Change image and share on social
It's still word of mouth that is going to make or break a show, and while critics can't help a show, they can hurt it. Mitch Leigh breakcritichurt Change image and share on social
I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form. Mitch Leigh formjudgewill Change image and share on social
