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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

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.

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.

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

And most of that melody was stream of consciousness, but I kept singing one more time. And it felt awesome. It was the first time I felt like I had written a good song in like a minute. And, you know, Rami came and he tweaked some things and Guetta didn't take it for his own. I was like, oh, fuck. You know, and I hadn't finished the lyrics fully yet.

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

And most of that melody was stream of consciousness, but I kept singing one more time. And it felt awesome. It was the first time I felt like I had written a good song in like a minute. And, you know, Rami came and he tweaked some things and Guetta didn't take it for his own. I was like, oh, fuck. You know, and I hadn't finished the lyrics fully yet.

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

And most of that melody was stream of consciousness, but I kept singing one more time. And it felt awesome. It was the first time I felt like I had written a good song in like a minute. And, you know, Rami came and he tweaked some things and Guetta didn't take it for his own. I was like, oh, fuck. You know, and I hadn't finished the lyrics fully yet.

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

So, but I had it in my back pocket and, um, I was doing more and more A&R meetings going, let me see what's out there. Let me just see what's around that inspires me. And one plane ride, I think I was coming from Austin or New York or something. I was sitting next to an old lady and I'm a Brown guy. So remember how weird this would be for the old lady. Um,

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

So, but I had it in my back pocket and, um, I was doing more and more A&R meetings going, let me see what's out there. Let me just see what's around that inspires me. And one plane ride, I think I was coming from Austin or New York or something. I was sitting next to an old lady and I'm a Brown guy. So remember how weird this would be for the old lady. Um,

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

So, but I had it in my back pocket and, um, I was doing more and more A&R meetings going, let me see what's out there. Let me just see what's around that inspires me. And one plane ride, I think I was coming from Austin or New York or something. I was sitting next to an old lady and I'm a Brown guy. So remember how weird this would be for the old lady. Um,

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

an idea popped in my head and I just go, I was thinking yin yang twins. It's like, what if you had like a, a whisper song, but a girl singing a whisper song. Like if Mariah Carey had like the pre-chorus was like this huge melody and then you drop to a whisper. And I was got my phone and I'm like, I have that voice note somewhere. I've got,

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

an idea popped in my head and I just go, I was thinking yin yang twins. It's like, what if you had like a, a whisper song, but a girl singing a whisper song. Like if Mariah Carey had like the pre-chorus was like this huge melody and then you drop to a whisper. And I was got my phone and I'm like, I have that voice note somewhere. I've got,

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

an idea popped in my head and I just go, I was thinking yin yang twins. It's like, what if you had like a, a whisper song, but a girl singing a whisper song. Like if Mariah Carey had like the pre-chorus was like this huge melody and then you drop to a whisper. And I was got my phone and I'm like, I have that voice note somewhere. I've got,

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

Yeah. And you drop into like 808. And then like, I'm trying to figure out what a verse could be. And like, they knock on the door because I'm taking a long time. Like, everything okay in there, sir? And I step out. And as soon as I step out, I hear like, something like that should be the verse. So one more second, I close the door.

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

Yeah. And you drop into like 808. And then like, I'm trying to figure out what a verse could be. And like, they knock on the door because I'm taking a long time. Like, everything okay in there, sir? And I step out. And as soon as I step out, I hear like, something like that should be the verse. So one more second, I close the door.

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

Yeah. And you drop into like 808. And then like, I'm trying to figure out what a verse could be. And like, they knock on the door because I'm taking a long time. Like, everything okay in there, sir? And I step out. And as soon as I step out, I hear like, something like that should be the verse. So one more second, I close the door.

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

And, um, I had like the start of the verse melody and knew that, okay, big pre-chorus. And then you go into, I got one less problem without you. And I had that idea and I'd been trying to, you know, I was in sessions here and there, just working with different producers, trying to find my new crew in America. I tried that idea with a few other people and they

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

And, um, I had like the start of the verse melody and knew that, okay, big pre-chorus. And then you go into, I got one less problem without you. And I had that idea and I'd been trying to, you know, I was in sessions here and there, just working with different producers, trying to find my new crew in America. I tried that idea with a few other people and they

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

And, um, I had like the start of the verse melody and knew that, okay, big pre-chorus. And then you go into, I got one less problem without you. And I had that idea and I'd been trying to, you know, I was in sessions here and there, just working with different producers, trying to find my new crew in America. I tried that idea with a few other people and they

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

couldn't the because i'm you know now i can program a little bit but after my cakewalk days i never really programmed it was just i would i would describe what i want and i usually found my collaborators to be the people that understood what i was saying like carl falk was really good you mean something like this yeah exactly you know and i couldn't find that here because i was trying to describe no it would go into this like 808 like boom boom boom you know and um so during that time i'm meeting around that time i met uh wendy goldstein of republic

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

couldn't the because i'm you know now i can program a little bit but after my cakewalk days i never really programmed it was just i would i would describe what i want and i usually found my collaborators to be the people that understood what i was saying like carl falk was really good you mean something like this yeah exactly you know and i couldn't find that here because i was trying to describe no it would go into this like 808 like boom boom boom you know and um so during that time i'm meeting around that time i met uh wendy goldstein of republic

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

couldn't the because i'm you know now i can program a little bit but after my cakewalk days i never really programmed it was just i would i would describe what i want and i usually found my collaborators to be the people that understood what i was saying like carl falk was really good you mean something like this yeah exactly you know and i couldn't find that here because i was trying to describe no it would go into this like 808 like boom boom boom you know and um so during that time i'm meeting around that time i met uh wendy goldstein of republic