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Ellie Goulding: How She Went From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Massive Synth-pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights”

The Great Creators with Guy Raz

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The Influence of Music on My Life

I grew up listening to a lot of what my mom listened to and my uncle lived with us for a while. I got really into classical music from a young age. But then, for whatever reason, I discovered, I kind of went through like a grunge phase. It was like some 41 system of a down, Metallica. That was like me then. And then, you know, when that phase kind of started like ending, I then got into the greats - Bjork, Joni Mitchell, Imogen Heat.

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