I think we have to assume we have one life. Though, having said that, I did write a song called ‘You Only Live Twice.’ I’ll settle for that. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
I think ‘Scrooge’ is the best of the Christmas stories. Every child warms to it because it’s about one man’s transformation. It’s saying that it’s never too late to change, and that’s a good feeling to have at Christmas. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
It’s much easier to write a song for a musical than just writing a song because, writing for a musical, you know what the story is about, so you know what the songs have got to say. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
I fell in love with the idea of writing songs when I was a child. I thought I was going to be a journalist at first, but I gradually fell in love with all these great writers like Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, who were at the peak of their powers then. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
I was talking to a TV bigwig, and he said, ‘Nobody under 35 knows who Sammy Davis is.’ Well, you’ll hear angry denials of that from younger people. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
I never try to predict what will happen to any project, ever. There are so many factors. Does the public like the subject matter, the way you handle it? Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
Retirement’ is a dirty word. Luckily, I can carry on working until I drop, provided I retain my mental abilities. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
My view is that the great songwriting happened between 1920 and 1960. We’re all, in our different ways, descended from the great songwriters of that era. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the ‘Times’ crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout. Leslie Bricusse Read Quote
