https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBhBPdyrtwA#t=2621

It's an hour, but it's an amazing interview

Highlights:

- Rihanna and Katy Perry both had the chance to release "Pretty Hurts"
- She wrote for Maroon 5 recently (and Adam changed up the singing style)
- Amy Winehouse was too intimidated to work with her
- When she writes it's very fast (the original demo of Diamonds is played)
- Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige both recorded Titanium
- She didn't want her name on Flo Rida's song
- She met the president and found out that he meditates
- Katy Perry was originally in mind for Wild Ones
- She labels items in her house (.."Flo Rida bought this couch, David Guetta bought this house"

AP.

I'll give this a listen.

Slaying Diamonds:

https://soundcloud.com/ben-haigh-9/d...s-live/s-U6IQi

Slaying Chandelier (acoustic):

https://soundcloud.com/ben-haigh-9/c...r-live/s-oTlQD

This is a really insightful interview.

Thank you for posting this!

Still listening but YASSS at her being surprised at first listen with "Diamonds" I also thought it was her for a bit there.

"Wild Ones" was for Katy?

Sia songs offered to/originally for Katy:

Titanium
Wild Ones
Elastic Heart
Passenger
Pretty Hurts

Woahhh that very first recording of her writing Diamonds is so cool!

That bit they performed of Titanium....HOLY CRAP. I have goosebumps.

The caller at 57:00 The thick Brooklyn accent almost sounded comical, and the way Howard just like hung up.

I thought this was a really wonderful interview

She didn't want her name on flo ridas song?

I was always with her on the fact that it's awkward to listen to her singing words like "I wanna shut down the club" So I can see where that comes from.

She's a fan of Gaga