Ryan Tedder

I can go write an absolutely saccharine pop record with a really catchy lyric for another artist that could become a hit…

— Ryan Tedder

Just because a suit fits, doesn't mean it looks good. You need a tailor. You want to get bespoke.

— Ryan Tedder

“Oh, got no reason, got not shame Got no family I can blame Just don't let me disappear I'mma tell you everything”

— Ryan Tedder

If you're talking to an architect, he can look at a blank piece of paper, and once the initial design is there,…

— Ryan Tedder

I'm not interested in fad songs.

— Ryan Tedder

With iPhones, nobody has an excuse for writer's block. If you're at Whole Foods getting your green tea extract and you have…

— Ryan Tedder

I have a theory that you can decide to make whatever day it is a good day.

— Ryan Tedder

I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.

— Ryan Tedder

I'm not interested in corporate magic or fame.

— Ryan Tedder

I'm in an odd position because I write across so many genres for so many people and they all influence me, and…

— Ryan Tedder

Melody is the single most important thing to any song, period. I don't care what anybody says, it trumps everything. Not because…

— Ryan Tedder

As for me, the only stuff I've ever had success with is when I'm trying to be completely original and not thinking…

— Ryan Tedder

Honest always sells. Always has, always will.

— Ryan Tedder

“Well, bless my soul You're a lonely soul Cause you won't let go Of anything you hold Well, all I need Is…

— Ryan Tedder

The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music.

— Ryan Tedder

I wish people would spend their money on hybrid cars.

— Ryan Tedder

There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer.

— Ryan Tedder

The classic, quote/unquote, craft of songwriting still works; it still is relevant.

— Ryan Tedder

I grew up listening to English music.

— Ryan Tedder

I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.

— Ryan Tedder

I am not opposed to doing a side project, like Death Cab for Cutie, where it's completely different from my own band.

— Ryan Tedder

I have to shut down from other artists, because otherwise I end up giving them my stories.

— Ryan Tedder