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OnSwitched on Pop,we talk to songwriters and artists abouthow they make great songs.
Most arewritten with two or more people in the room.
1s over the last decade.
Dont say no to an idea until youve heard it.
Then allow alternate ideas to flow.
Why is her ability to provide new ideas so valuable as a collaborator?
The morphing can happen so fast.
If someone goes, What about if we tried this?
everyones tempted to worry about it.
And thats amazing to me.
Trust the good in your work; your co-writer isnt crazy.
Nate:Teddy, your lyrics on Love Somebody are ambiguous.
And I understand your inspiration for the song was unconventional?
Its not your typical heartbreak song.
And then theres also this impulse to control the other side.
But you find the good in that idea.
You just might be behind.
Resist the temptation to overexplain.
Teddy:you better keep the theoretical to a minimum.
Dont bother playing the sounds like game.
Would you say comparing your song to others gets in the way of the creative process?
Teddy:Its just kind of irrelevant, in a certain sense.
It always bums me out; I dont want to just make another one of those.
Dan:In my experience, it helps if you just sound like yourself a lot.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
