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Direct From Hollywood With Ryan Seacrest: Jonah Marais's Vulnerable Songwriting Process · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: They often say the key to becoming a truly gifted
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Speaker 2: songwriter is learning to be honest with your first audience, yourself,
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Speaker 2: and nobody might better reflect that sentiment right now than
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Speaker 2: Jonah Murray, the former member of the boy band Why
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Speaker 2: Don't We, is reaching new heights with his solo career
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Speaker 2: thanks to a powerful single called Better Place, which doesn't
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Speaker 2: shy away from addressing Jonah's own struggled and that lyrical
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Speaker 2: vulnerability is really connecting with people. But finding his own
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Speaker 2: voice as a solo artist has also been a deeply
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Speaker 2: therapeutic process for Jonah.
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Speaker 1: It's inspired so much self discovery. I mean, it's put
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Speaker 1: me through the ringer. I just had so much validation
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Speaker 1: and my identity and the success of being a boy
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Speaker 1: band and to go all the way to rock bottom
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Speaker 1: and they really be struggling and then come through that
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Speaker 1: is giving me a whole new perspective on life.
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Speaker 2: It's also given Jonah a whole new legion of fans
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Speaker 2: eager to hear more of his music. His hit single
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Speaker 2: Better Places out now, that's Direct from Hollywood