Savan Kotecha

And eventually one of my friends there who was part of Red One's team at the time was like, hey, why do you keep going back? Cause it's like pre nine 11. So I had an American passport. He's like, you don't need to go back all the time. If you're keep complaining, when you go back, I would, you know, miserable, you're writing by yourself.

And eventually one of my friends there who was part of Red One's team at the time was like, hey, why do you keep going back? Cause it's like pre nine 11. So I had an American passport. He's like, you don't need to go back all the time. If you're keep complaining, when you go back, I would, you know, miserable, you're writing by yourself.

And I started making friends in Sweden and other songwriters. So when you find, when you finally meet people who have like similar interests as yours, like, Oh my God, this is amazing. It's like, I found my home. And, um, I was like, yeah, I don't need to go back, I guess. And he was like, yeah, let me just go to the immigration office.

And I started making friends in Sweden and other songwriters. So when you find, when you finally meet people who have like similar interests as yours, like, Oh my God, this is amazing. It's like, I found my home. And, um, I was like, yeah, I don't need to go back, I guess. And he was like, yeah, let me just go to the immigration office.

And I started making friends in Sweden and other songwriters. So when you find, when you finally meet people who have like similar interests as yours, like, Oh my God, this is amazing. It's like, I found my home. And, um, I was like, yeah, I don't need to go back, I guess. And he was like, yeah, let me just go to the immigration office.

He took me to the immigration office back then, again, pre 9-11, American passport right away. They give you a visa. I didn't have any money, though. I had very little money. So I slept on Red's. Red had a studio apartment half the size of this room. I'm not kidding you. He had a cot and I slept on the floor for like six months. And both broke riders, you know, trying to make it.

He took me to the immigration office back then, again, pre 9-11, American passport right away. They give you a visa. I didn't have any money, though. I had very little money. So I slept on Red's. Red had a studio apartment half the size of this room. I'm not kidding you. He had a cot and I slept on the floor for like six months. And both broke riders, you know, trying to make it.

He took me to the immigration office back then, again, pre 9-11, American passport right away. They give you a visa. I didn't have any money, though. I had very little money. So I slept on Red's. Red had a studio apartment half the size of this room. I'm not kidding you. He had a cot and I slept on the floor for like six months. And both broke riders, you know, trying to make it.

And when I had no money, when I was like, oh crap, I have no place to live. Because they don't rent you apartments in Sweden. It's always like secondhand, you know? So if you couldn't find anything, I would go to London and I'd stay with my relatives. in London. And one of the trips I was in London and BMG calls me up and they said, listen, you should do some A&R meetings here.

And when I had no money, when I was like, oh crap, I have no place to live. Because they don't rent you apartments in Sweden. It's always like secondhand, you know? So if you couldn't find anything, I would go to London and I'd stay with my relatives. in London. And one of the trips I was in London and BMG calls me up and they said, listen, you should do some A&R meetings here.

And when I had no money, when I was like, oh crap, I have no place to live. Because they don't rent you apartments in Sweden. It's always like secondhand, you know? So if you couldn't find anything, I would go to London and I'd stay with my relatives. in London. And one of the trips I was in London and BMG calls me up and they said, listen, you should do some A&R meetings here.

I was like, great, I'll do some A&R meetings here. And it was like, there's one guy who's a bit, one of the biggest pop A&Rs. He's got a couple of boy bands that are coming out that are going to be big. Call Simon Cowell. You should go meet him. This is pre-idol or anything like that.

I was like, great, I'll do some A&R meetings here. And it was like, there's one guy who's a bit, one of the biggest pop A&Rs. He's got a couple of boy bands that are coming out that are going to be big. Call Simon Cowell. You should go meet him. This is pre-idol or anything like that.

I was like, great, I'll do some A&R meetings here. And it was like, there's one guy who's a bit, one of the biggest pop A&Rs. He's got a couple of boy bands that are coming out that are going to be big. Call Simon Cowell. You should go meet him. This is pre-idol or anything like that.

So I go and I meet Simon Cowell when I'm like 19 years old. My first day in our meeting was Simon Cowell. That's crazy. And he remembers this a little bit as well. And he, from that day onwards, became like an angel on my shoulder because So he had a huge boy band called Westlife. And he didn't cut my songs right away.

So I go and I meet Simon Cowell when I'm like 19 years old. My first day in our meeting was Simon Cowell. That's crazy. And he remembers this a little bit as well. And he, from that day onwards, became like an angel on my shoulder because So he had a huge boy band called Westlife. And he didn't cut my songs right away.

So I go and I meet Simon Cowell when I'm like 19 years old. My first day in our meeting was Simon Cowell. That's crazy. And he remembers this a little bit as well. And he, from that day onwards, became like an angel on my shoulder because So he had a huge boy band called Westlife. And he didn't cut my songs right away.

But I think a year or two later, of always listening to what I had, he started cutting my songs on Westlife. And that was a huge break for me. Because Westlife, many Americans don't know this, but Westlife outside America, when the boy band, when that pop boom died in America, Westlife was going strong in the rest of the world, selling records.

But I think a year or two later, of always listening to what I had, he started cutting my songs on Westlife. And that was a huge break for me. Because Westlife, many Americans don't know this, but Westlife outside America, when the boy band, when that pop boom died in America, Westlife was going strong in the rest of the world, selling records.

But I think a year or two later, of always listening to what I had, he started cutting my songs on Westlife. And that was a huge break for me. Because Westlife, many Americans don't know this, but Westlife outside America, when the boy band, when that pop boom died in America, Westlife was going strong in the rest of the world, selling records.