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Then Ryan Tedder said "you've got to go and get your armor", and the rest of the song came together.
With Beyonce I was working with Jim Johnson in Miami, and it was our first time working together. We had the piece of music for Sweet Dreams first, and then Rico Love had the topline for that. When Beyonce heard it she said "Beautiful Nightmare" was the first title, and then switched it to "Sweet Dreams".
There's other songs I'll do where we'll just sit at the piano and sing stuff.
There's all sorts of ways to do it. The most important thing is to capture the vibe.
Be sure and catch Part 2 of our interview, where Wayne talks about co-writing, mobile recording, producing finished tracks, and his advice for up and coming songwriters..
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09/24/2010
12:49 pm
Keiran
Great insight into the way Wayne works. Interviews like this are often just one big advert for a current project but this one really lets you see how he got to where he is and how someone else might try to emulate that. I really like the story about writing “Battlefield”. I have loads of tunes that don’t seem to be going anywhere lyrics-wise so maybe I’ll try coming up with some statements (titles, even) while playing them to see what happens.
09/24/2010
1:49 pm
Mary Shaw
Thanks Keiran! The whole point of this blog is to help songwriters and producers achieve their goals, so I really appreciate your comments. I’m hoping these tips will help me dust off and polish some old tunes as well.