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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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How to Make Pop Music Fun Again by Writing Songs That Are Less About You and More About Others

Ellie tells us how she's trying to make pop music fun again by writing songs that are less about herself and more about other people. "I remember Ferdy Ferdy and the Hamilton who he doesn't like a poli doe anymore but but I remember him going yeah you know what else he's called me hours"

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