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Savan Kotecha

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1011 total appearances

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Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

so overwhelmed by excitement that all this stuff was happening. Like all the work put in on these songs, like Beauty and the Bee wasn't easy to write. It was like, you know, getting the phonetics and getting the like melodies and rhythm, like all those things, a lot of like time and care was spent.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So the fruits of that labor and all those things that I was around, you know, and learning from Max, the amount of work you put into the song was, Um, cause that's the thing with someone like him is that he also just works harder on every song than most people, you know, it's, it's, it's like, and that's what we did during our run after that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So the fruits of that labor and all those things that I was around, you know, and learning from Max, the amount of work you put into the song was, Um, cause that's the thing with someone like him is that he also just works harder on every song than most people, you know, it's, it's, it's like, and that's what we did during our run after that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So the fruits of that labor and all those things that I was around, you know, and learning from Max, the amount of work you put into the song was, Um, cause that's the thing with someone like him is that he also just works harder on every song than most people, you know, it's, it's, it's like, and that's what we did during our run after that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

We just worked on those songs like, and made them tried our best to make it as bull. Of course we can be wrong, but try our best to make it bulletproof to us as possible. Um, So every second felt like it mattered and didn't let go. We challenged each other and we kept trying to better everything in the song constantly.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

We just worked on those songs like, and made them tried our best to make it as bull. Of course we can be wrong, but try our best to make it bulletproof to us as possible. Um, So every second felt like it mattered and didn't let go. We challenged each other and we kept trying to better everything in the song constantly.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

We just worked on those songs like, and made them tried our best to make it as bull. Of course we can be wrong, but try our best to make it bulletproof to us as possible. Um, So every second felt like it mattered and didn't let go. We challenged each other and we kept trying to better everything in the song constantly.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Oh, that was No Problem was my first song.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Oh, that was No Problem was my first song.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

Oh, that was No Problem was my first song.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

I mean, gosh, what a gifted human and important person in my life. And collaboration with her was like game changing for me. I had just, it was very clear that I, I just moved to LA with, we just had our first kid. And it was very clear that One Direction was moving on from me. And I remember just being super heartbroken about that. You know, in hindsight, it was better for them.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

I mean, gosh, what a gifted human and important person in my life. And collaboration with her was like game changing for me. I had just, it was very clear that I, I just moved to LA with, we just had our first kid. And it was very clear that One Direction was moving on from me. And I remember just being super heartbroken about that. You know, in hindsight, it was better for them.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

I mean, gosh, what a gifted human and important person in my life. And collaboration with her was like game changing for me. I had just, it was very clear that I, I just moved to LA with, we just had our first kid. And it was very clear that One Direction was moving on from me. And I remember just being super heartbroken about that. You know, in hindsight, it was better for them.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

They, you know, Julian Bonetta and those guys did an amazing job. Amazing. And, but it was, you know, it was being a part of that from the beginning was a tough thing to take, you know, just emotionally. And I was a bit of a funk writing wise. I think I had like,

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

They, you know, Julian Bonetta and those guys did an amazing job. Amazing. And, but it was, you know, it was being a part of that from the beginning was a tough thing to take, you know, just emotionally. And I was a bit of a funk writing wise. I think I had like,

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

They, you know, Julian Bonetta and those guys did an amazing job. Amazing. And, but it was, you know, it was being a part of that from the beginning was a tough thing to take, you know, just emotionally. And I was a bit of a funk writing wise. I think I had like,

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

i think it's a bad writer's block for like six months we just moved here again so much life changes all these labels were throwing artists at me like they were throwing like their problem projects at me you know and um i remember carl and rami calling me one day they were in town and they're like hey we're in with david guetta I'll get to the Ari part in the story.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

i think it's a bad writer's block for like six months we just moved here again so much life changes all these labels were throwing artists at me like they were throwing like their problem projects at me you know and um i remember carl and rami calling me one day they were in town and they're like hey we're in with david guetta I'll get to the Ari part in the story.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

i think it's a bad writer's block for like six months we just moved here again so much life changes all these labels were throwing artists at me like they were throwing like their problem projects at me you know and um i remember carl and rami calling me one day they were in town and they're like hey we're in with david guetta I'll get to the Ari part in the story.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

When with David Guetta, come on, man, just come and write something with us. So David comes and he plays a chord progression, which then Carl adjusts. And at that time I was just so mentally blocked. I was literally just got behind the mic and I was begging the universe for one more hit. And I started singing.