Cut Knees Quotes by Ryan Tedder

The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever.

— Ryan Tedder

When life gives you the opportunity to check off a thing on the bucket list, you have to check them.

— Ryan Tedder

I started selling corn dogs, ended up in the music industry. That's how it all started.

— Ryan Tedder

Crowds respond to anthemic choruses.

— Ryan Tedder

Im not interested in fad songs.

— Ryan Tedder

Any time you have a song that is directly connected to a very specific musical trend of the moment, you have immediately cut it…

— Ryan Tedder

I think the best songs are being written by the very under-stated, under-appreciated indie artists. The thing that separates them from mainstream success is…

— Ryan Tedder

I'm a huge Lady GaGa fan - she makes the world a more incredible place.

— Ryan Tedder

Writing songs is about trying to connect with people on a deeper spiritual level - but I'm not a fan of contemporary Christian music.

— Ryan Tedder

I knew I could make money from songwriting, so how much and when was not really the question.

— Ryan Tedder

Nobody works harder than Lady Gaga. Nobody. She is unbelievable. I don't know how she sleeps, or when or if.

— Ryan Tedder

I find the songs that have the most human components in production are the ones that will stand the test of time.

— Ryan Tedder

I think often times if a guitar riff is centered around the chorus or if it follows the chorus, then it often times turns…

— Ryan Tedder

I have to sing it every night, I can't get up on stage if it's some bullshit story.

— Ryan Tedder

The difficulty in working with someone on a show like Idol or X Factor is they have an idea of what they think is…

— Ryan Tedder