5 Quotes & Sayings By Ryan Tedder

Ryan Tedder is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist, pianist, and keyboardist of the pop rock band OneRepublic. He is also the co-lead vocalist for English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding. He has collaborated with other artists including Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Lily Allen and took part in writing songs for all of them Read more

His family moved to Los Angeles when he was ten years old. He started playing piano at the age of seven. Tedder attended Rancho Cienega High School in Culver City.

He graduated from UCLA with a degree in musical composition and performance.

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The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever. Ryan Tedder
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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. Ryan Tedder
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I think the true test of a pop song, for me, and I've talked to a lot of other writers about this, is you take your demo, you pop it in your car and you drive down Sunset Blvd. to Santa Monica, and that's the Hollywood car test. Ryan Tedder
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I wish people would spend their money on hybrid cars. Ryan Tedder