Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedderis an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for pop rock band OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists such as Madonna, U2, Adele, Beyoncé, Birdy, Maroon 5, Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding, B.o.B, Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, K'naan, Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes, Jennifer Lopez, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Gavin DeGraw, Sebastian Ingrosso, Gym Class Heroes, Westlife, One Direction, James Blunt, Taylor Swift,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth26 June 1979
CityTulsa, OK
CountryUnited States of America
When I moved to L.A., I was penniless, absolutely beyond broke and in debt up to my eyeballs.
The classic, quote/unquote, craft of songwriting still works; it still is relevant.
With iPhones, nobody has an excuse for writer's block. If you're at Whole Foods getting your green tea extract and you have a melody, you just drop it into your voice memo and save it for later.
If you're talking to an architect, he can look at a blank piece of paper, and once the initial design is there, the formula kicks in. Each room should have something unique and different about it - much the same way that in a song, every eight bars or so, a new piece of information should be introduced.
Nobody works harder than Lady Gaga. Nobody. She is unbelievable. I don't know how she sleeps, or when or if.
The classic, quote/unquote, craft of songwriting still works; it still is relevant.
I'm a huge Lady GaGa fan - she makes the world a more incredible place.
I wish people would spend their money on hybrid cars.
I started selling corn dogs, ended up in the music industry. That's how it all started.
Crowds respond to anthemic choruses.
I am not opposed to doing a side project, like Death Cab for Cutie, where it's completely different from my own band.
I grew up listening to English music.
I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.
As for me, the only stuff I've ever had success with is when I'm trying to be completely original and not thinking about mirroring what else is out there.