Diane Warren

Would the greatest artist in the world be signed now? Would Prince be signed? If his TikTok numbers were high?

Probably, which is so sad.

Probably, which is so sad.

Probably, which is so sad.

So I grew up, I came up when it wasn't like that. And I'll be in the studios. I work with a lot of young artists. And I'll be like, oh, so why aren't they promoting that song? Oh, it's a great song. It's a great record. Oh, the TikTok numbers aren't high. Oh, the data. Like... You know, the data that matters is does it make the hair on your arm stand up? Does it make you feel something?

So I grew up, I came up when it wasn't like that. And I'll be in the studios. I work with a lot of young artists. And I'll be like, oh, so why aren't they promoting that song? Oh, it's a great song. It's a great record. Oh, the TikTok numbers aren't high. Oh, the data. Like... You know, the data that matters is does it make the hair on your arm stand up? Does it make you feel something?

So I grew up, I came up when it wasn't like that. And I'll be in the studios. I work with a lot of young artists. And I'll be like, oh, so why aren't they promoting that song? Oh, it's a great song. It's a great record. Oh, the TikTok numbers aren't high. Oh, the data. Like... You know, the data that matters is does it make the hair on your arm stand up? Does it make you feel something?

And it's so tech data, you know, it's the antithesis of... Yeah, it's not a harp.

And it's so tech data, you know, it's the antithesis of... Yeah, it's not a harp.

And it's so tech data, you know, it's the antithesis of... Yeah, it's not a harp.

Now, imagine you get... Well, doors can open, but if your TikTok numbers aren't high... But that's what's so crazy. Like in the Springsteen days where they'd wait to... I think it was his second album that broke, you know? It wouldn't have even been his second single. Yeah, I mean... They would have dropped him.

Now, imagine you get... Well, doors can open, but if your TikTok numbers aren't high... But that's what's so crazy. Like in the Springsteen days where they'd wait to... I think it was his second album that broke, you know? It wouldn't have even been his second single. Yeah, I mean... They would have dropped him.

Now, imagine you get... Well, doors can open, but if your TikTok numbers aren't high... But that's what's so crazy. Like in the Springsteen days where they'd wait to... I think it was his second album that broke, you know? It wouldn't have even been his second single. Yeah, I mean... They would have dropped him.

Oh, I've worked with some of them. You know, yes. And it's like, oh, my God. It was like some kind of viral TikTok thing that was lightning in a bottle. This isn't a real artist. It's like they're not going to last.

Oh, I've worked with some of them. You know, yes. And it's like, oh, my God. It was like some kind of viral TikTok thing that was lightning in a bottle. This isn't a real artist. It's like they're not going to last.

Oh, I've worked with some of them. You know, yes. And it's like, oh, my God. It was like some kind of viral TikTok thing that was lightning in a bottle. This isn't a real artist. It's like they're not going to last.

You know, and I, yeah, I deal with that sometimes.

You know, and I, yeah, I deal with that sometimes.

You know, and I, yeah, I deal with that sometimes.

Oh, I always knew I didn't want to be the person behind the microphone. I always knew I just wanted to write.