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I'm not deciding what the artist is going to write about because it's the artist. They're gonna have to sing that song for the rest of their life. When they're old and they're 80 and they have their show in Vegas, they're gonna have to sing that song for the rest of their life.

~Benny Blanco

Topics: About Artist Because Deciding Going Gonna Life Old Rest Show Sing Song Vegas Write

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Most of the time when people work with an artist, they don't give them what they need for the future, they give them what their last album sounded like. So it's like, 'Oh, One Republic needs a song, why don't we send them 10 that sound like 'Apologize?'

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Album Apologize Artist Future Give Last Like Most Need Needs Oh People Republic Send Song Sound Them Time Why Work

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When you're making music, it's meant to be shared with people. Sometimes, even if I'm writing a song, someone else brings a vibe. There's something different about it. If someone can play a better bassline than me, I'll let them do it. I'm just here to fit in and see where it goes.

~Benny Blanco

Topics: About Better Brings Different Else Even Fit Goes Here Just Making Me Meant Meant To Be Music People Play See Shared Someone Something Sometimes Song Than Them Vibe Where Writing You

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I used to cold call labels and pretend I was one of their artist's attorneys. I'd say, 'This is Jay-Z's attorney, we need to speak with Craig Kallman,' you know, owner of Atlantic, and they'd say, 'Right away,' and then I'd be like, 'Please just listen to my demo tape!'

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Artist Atlantic Attorney Attorneys Away Call Cold Craig Demo Jay-Z Just Know Labels Like Listen Need Owner Please Pretend Right Right Away Say Speak Tape Then Used You

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In hip hop, it's a lot more about lacing a hot track. I start it, I help mix it, I help write it, I help produce it, I cut the person's vocals. I'm involved from the beginning to the end of a song. I'm not just giving someone a beat, you know?

~Benny Blanco

Topics: About Beat Beginning Cut End Giving Help Hip Hip Hop Hop Hot Involved Just Know Lot Mix More Person Produce Someone Song Start Track Vocals Write You

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I try to listen to over a hundred different songs a day. I listen to every single thing. If you're just listening to pop music, you're just gonna make pop music. I listen to Adele, Yo Yo Ma, Gucci Mane.

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Adele Day Different Every Every Single Thing Gonna Gucci Hundred Just Listen Listening Ma Make Music Over Pop Pop Music Single Single Thing Songs Thing Try You

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I don't listen to the radio, cause I don't have a driver's license. But if I'm in L.A. or somewhere where we have to rent a car, I'll hear my songs. Sometimes I hear them when I'm in stores, and I'm still like a little kid in a candy shop: 'Oh my God, that's my song!' I don't know how that could ever get old.

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Candy Car Cause Could Driver Ever Get God Hear How Kid Know License Like Listen Little Little Kid Oh Oh My God Old Radio Rent Shop Sometimes Somewhere Song Songs Still Stores Them Where

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Here's the thing... when people start making music, they start borrowing styles from other people, because that's what you do. You start by recreating hip-hop beats you've heard from other people, or you start mimicking other people, or you're just listening to stuff.

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Beats Because Borrowing Heard Here Hip-Hop Just Listening Making Music Other People Start Stuff Styles Thing You

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When you're like, 'Yo, we gotta write a hit song, we need a hit song right now,' that never works. Every time that happens, I never write a hit song.

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Every Every Time Gotta Happens Hit Like Need Never Now Right Song Time Works Write You

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Everything needs to be catchy because a listener is either going to stay with the song or lose interest in the first five seconds. But people also like those songs they can relate to and say, 'Yeah, I went through that.'

~Benny Blanco

Topics: Also Because Catchy Either Everything First Five Going Interest Like Listener Lose Needs People Relate Say Seconds Song Songs Stay Those Through Yeah

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 8th, 1988

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