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The Surprising Moment That Charlie Puth Learned To Believe In Himself As A Songwriter · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Derived from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Charlie Pooth seemed to
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  Speaker 1: come out of nowhere in fifteen when his songs See
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  Speaker 1: You Again with whis Khalifa for the Furious Seven soundtrack
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  Speaker 1: rocketed up to number one. In reality, he had been
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  Speaker 1: grinding for years before that moment, honing his craft as
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  Speaker 1: a songwriter. When he got advice that was a tough
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  Speaker 1: pill to swallow at the time, but unlesson Charlie says
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  Speaker 1: he needed to hear. He tells British g Q in
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  Speaker 1: Successful Songwriter told me pretty harshly the time that my
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  Speaker 1: lyrics sucked and if I wanted to be better, I
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  Speaker 1: really need to hone in on becoming a stronger lyricist.
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  Speaker 1: It wasn't the easiest thing to swallow at the time,
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  Speaker 1: but it ended up being really beneficial. He took it
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  Speaker 1: to heart, and interestingly, it wasn't See You Again that
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  Speaker 1: mate Charlie feel he'd grown into a songwriter. Despite the
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  Speaker 1: massive success, it was stens we Don't Talk Anymore where.
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  Speaker 1: He was particularly proud of the precords and believed in
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  Speaker 1: the song despite resistance from the label. When he was
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  Speaker 1: proven right after became a hit, he knew he could
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  Speaker 1: trust his instincts. That's direct from Hollywood.