Savan Kotecha

And we couldn't crack either. And I just remember we were spending days and days on these melodies, tweaking the melodies because we knew the melodies had to be as flawless as they could be. And I remember walking up in Stockholm, this street called Jortgatan. And I remember walking up, talking to my wife how I'm so stuck on these songs. And I played her voice notes.

And we couldn't crack either. And I just remember we were spending days and days on these melodies, tweaking the melodies because we knew the melodies had to be as flawless as they could be. And I remember walking up in Stockholm, this street called Jortgatan. And I remember walking up, talking to my wife how I'm so stuck on these songs. And I played her voice notes.

And we couldn't crack either. And I just remember we were spending days and days on these melodies, tweaking the melodies because we knew the melodies had to be as flawless as they could be. And I remember walking up in Stockholm, this street called Jortgatan. And I remember walking up, talking to my wife how I'm so stuck on these songs. And I played her voice notes.

And then in walking and playing the voice notes, I was like, oh, wait. But that chorus works on this. And I called Rami and Carl. I think one of them, one of them picked up. They're like, oh, yeah, that makes sense. Let's try that on Monday. And then we tried it and it became one thing. That's one of my favorites as well.

And then in walking and playing the voice notes, I was like, oh, wait. But that chorus works on this. And I called Rami and Carl. I think one of them, one of them picked up. They're like, oh, yeah, that makes sense. Let's try that on Monday. And then we tried it and it became one thing. That's one of my favorites as well.

And then in walking and playing the voice notes, I was like, oh, wait. But that chorus works on this. And I called Rami and Carl. I think one of them, one of them picked up. They're like, oh, yeah, that makes sense. Let's try that on Monday. And then we tried it and it became one thing. That's one of my favorites as well.

Actually, I thought that was better than What Makes You Beautiful when we wrote it, because that made more sense to me as like, yeah, this is really hooky.

Actually, I thought that was better than What Makes You Beautiful when we wrote it, because that made more sense to me as like, yeah, this is really hooky.

Actually, I thought that was better than What Makes You Beautiful when we wrote it, because that made more sense to me as like, yeah, this is really hooky.

Yeah, that was the game changer. I actually remember sitting with Max before One Direction and I was really frustrated because I started having hits. I started being a pretty reliable songwriter. Most everything I wrote, because I was so in Simon Cowell world with Westlife and all those things, I was selling a lot of records and having hits in the UK.

Yeah, that was the game changer. I actually remember sitting with Max before One Direction and I was really frustrated because I started having hits. I started being a pretty reliable songwriter. Most everything I wrote, because I was so in Simon Cowell world with Westlife and all those things, I was selling a lot of records and having hits in the UK.

Yeah, that was the game changer. I actually remember sitting with Max before One Direction and I was really frustrated because I started having hits. I started being a pretty reliable songwriter. Most everything I wrote, because I was so in Simon Cowell world with Westlife and all those things, I was selling a lot of records and having hits in the UK.

And then I started working with Max and he was bringing me on things that he was working on.

And then I started working with Max and he was bringing me on things that he was working on.

And then I started working with Max and he was bringing me on things that he was working on.

one ended up being if you see came in and DJ and I remember just going like gosh like I feel like when I go to LA I started doing writing trips to LA and I was like my contemporaries who don't have as much success as I do are in like rooms with you know this is years ago so Christina Aguilera Whitney Houston and all these people I can't get in those rooms and he goes well he goes man like he said something really important to me which was like that's because like you haven't broke anything

one ended up being if you see came in and DJ and I remember just going like gosh like I feel like when I go to LA I started doing writing trips to LA and I was like my contemporaries who don't have as much success as I do are in like rooms with you know this is years ago so Christina Aguilera Whitney Houston and all these people I can't get in those rooms and he goes well he goes man like he said something really important to me which was like that's because like you haven't broke anything

one ended up being if you see came in and DJ and I remember just going like gosh like I feel like when I go to LA I started doing writing trips to LA and I was like my contemporaries who don't have as much success as I do are in like rooms with you know this is years ago so Christina Aguilera Whitney Houston and all these people I can't get in those rooms and he goes well he goes man like he said something really important to me which was like that's because like you haven't broke anything

He goes, trust me, when you break something, that's when it changes. He goes, right now you're having hits with people that would have hits regardless if you were working with them. Like Britney Spears is going to have hits regardless if you were a part of If You Seek Amy. Like I'd be giving her stuff, Luke would be, you know.

He goes, trust me, when you break something, that's when it changes. He goes, right now you're having hits with people that would have hits regardless if you were working with them. Like Britney Spears is going to have hits regardless if you were a part of If You Seek Amy. Like I'd be giving her stuff, Luke would be, you know.