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Kara DioGuardi Reveals the Biggest Piece of Advice for Aspiring Songwriters · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Songwriting legend Kara Diaguardy
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Speaker 1: is responsible for several songs you probably know the words too,
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Speaker 1: by Heart, Smashes by Selene Dion, Pink Guy Stefani, Carrie Underwood,
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Speaker 1: and more. But before she was a hit machine, she
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Speaker 1: says about herself, she was borderline terrible. The problem was
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Speaker 1: that her lyrics weren't honest to her own experiences. The
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Speaker 1: thing that changed it all for her was honing her
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Speaker 1: skills by collaborating and learning to channel real, raw emotions
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Speaker 1: in those sessions. She tells American songwriters, songwriting has always
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Speaker 1: felt like therapy to me. At times, I was the
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Speaker 1: therapist for my co writers and vice versa. The best
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Speaker 1: songs come from a place of truth, and every co
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Speaker 1: write is an opportunity to connect deeply with another about life,
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Speaker 1: pain and joy. Collaborators inspired me through their musical choices
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Speaker 1: and open hearts. They encourage me to dig deeper. The
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Speaker 1: more encouragement and acceptance I got from collaborators for telling
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Speaker 1: my story, the more I accepted who I truly was.
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Speaker 1: Karataguardy encourages all aspiring songwriters to step out of their
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Speaker 1: comfort zones by writing with a partner that's direct from holl.
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Speaker 1: You write it,