World’s Greatest Songwriters

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‘I got crumbled into little pieces and then I rebuilt, and through the rebuilding, I became fearless.’

World's Greatest Songwriters: MoZella

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‘The guy who signed me sent an email that basically said, You will never make it in America and you’re going to come home crying.’

Toby Gad, writer of smashes for Beyoncé and John Legend, on why songwriters shouldn't "try to be famous"

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‘I’m not the most outspoken person to be around…’

Taylor Swift and Lorde collaborator Joel Little opens up on his songwriting process

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‘We have to understand: without the song, there is no artist.’

Rodney Jerkins, aka Darkchild, joins MBW's World's Greatest Songwriters series

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‘What I’ve learned, and I’m not saying I’ve practiced it well, is you get what you demand.’

Ariel Rechtshaid on working with Madonna, Vampire Weekend and many more

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‘My challenge to myself is: make sure you’re writing with people who make you better.’

World's Greatest Songwriters: Tayla Parx

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‘Record labels are like Donald Trump… scared artists are making dumb albums, singing stupid songs.’

Next year, Linda Perry says she'll revolutionize the music business. Today, she'll settle for tearing it a new one.

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‘Songwriters should be prepared to go through a lot of stuff to get to the real thing.’

Motown songwriting royalty Valerie Simpson is our latest World's Greatest Songwriters interviewee

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‘I knew that making it in music was a needle in a haystack thing.’

Oak Felder on his career, his songwriting process - and why he's become a publisher himself

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‘There is a grim determination required to make it in the music business.’

Jimmy Webb is the latest in our World's Greatest Songwriters series