Ryan Tedder: OneRepublic Frontman and Songwriter to Stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Adele
The Great Creators with Guy Raz
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Beyonce, Lesson Number Two, Muscle Memory
I got my falsetto from the Beach Boys. Nerves are the absolute performance killer and getting over them when you're 14 or 15 is a nightmare. Muscle memory is key. Beyonce, lesson number one, over rehearse. Like over sing the song to the point where even when you forget the lyrics, your body hasn't and your body goes into auto drive. It's the strangest thing. You're nervous as hell. Your hands are sweating. But your muscle memory kicks in. And that was like the second time she told me this has to be your job.
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