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Matthew Koma praises Brit, Hilary, Kelly, etc.
On Kelly:
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You’ve written a lot of songs, presumably, that were meant for you and ended up going to other people. Kelly Clarkson’s “Someone,” you said, was for you originally.
Yeah. It’s funny. The best songs always come from a place where you’re not necessarily thinking about it for another person. If you’re treating it as if it’s your own, regardless of who records it, it still needs to go through that same process. I don’t necessarily think about it in terms of ‘Oh, I’m writing for so-and-so’ unless it’s a specific sit-down with somebody for their record.
When I heard that she had liked the song — that kind of voice delivering that song as a songwriter? It’s awesome. She’s an incredible talent. You never know what songs are going to go where necessarily, especially now. It’s such a single-driven world. It’s almost the equivalent of 10, 15 years ago, being able to put out a record where people would absorb all those songs. Now, being able to have different artists and different voices as vehicles for the songs, it’s nice to be able to release a couple different songs around the same two-to-three month period that maybe you wouldn’t be able to do just as yourself.
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On Hilary:
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I was just listening to “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” A great record, by the way. Was that part of a writing camp situation or was it written with her in mind?
I never do writing camps, per se. If there’s an opportunity to write with an artist, and I like the artist, I’ll work on something catered to what I think could be a cool angle for them, but it’s usually always based on a conversation I have with the artist. I don’t want to just pitch a song blindly. It’s more of like: Who are you? Where are you coming from? What’s your vision? What do you like? How can we marry that to what I do? I can help you execute your vision with my toolbox.
With her, it was a mix of both. “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” was written specifically for her. “Arms Around A Memory” was a song that I had previously written, and it just kind of fit the script after conceptually speaking with her about what she’s going for. It’s always different. Every song, it’s never the same process or birth. It’s always so specific to the situation.
And she’s super cool, too.
She’s super sincere. Super hard working. From the standpoint of working with a lot of different artists, that really matters. That’s who’s going to go out there and sell it. You’re making what you do a part of their world, and to feel good about the person doing it just makes it a lot more rewarding.
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On Britney:
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You had some studio time, or you’re continuing to, with Britney. What is that like?
She’s extremely talented. It’s funny getting to work with her sometimes, you know, because you just think about the history and how much of pop music is influenced today by things she’s done and invented.
It’s gotta be surreal.
It’s super surreal to sit there and hear Britney Spears sing one of your songs. It’s like — it’s one of those things on the checklist. You know, I checked off Kelly Clarkson too. There are very few of those marquee artists where it’s like, okay, check, that’s really cool. It just feels like…it holds a different weight.
I love working with new artists because you’re always getting to start with a clean palette and something that hasn’t been treaded on yet, but when you’re working with artists like that...
Everyone's always fascinated: What is Britney like in the studio, and what is the recording process like?
Super, beyond pro. Beyond sweet. Comes in. Nails it. Knows the tunes. With her, it’s been a very different thing, case by case. There are songs where she has a lot of input, as far as “I wanna go for this vibe and this is what I’m listening to, and this is what I’m into and this is what I want to execute,” and there are other times where she’s like “This song speaks to me. I learned it and I wanna kill it.” And she does. She’s been wonderful.
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Read More: Interview with Matthew Koma: Working With Britney and Touring The World | http://popcrush.com/matthew-koma-int...ckback=tsmclip
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she barely promoted and has ended the era already.
queen of getting praise 