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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: How the Success of “Numb Little Bug” Actually Led to Writer’s Block for Em Beihold · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest and Biold broke into
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  Speaker 1: radio at twenty twenty three with her Skiffley Crap that
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  Speaker 1: hit Numb Little Bug, which critics celebrated for its songwriting,
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  Speaker 1: but she tells Songwriter Universe this song's success ended up
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  Speaker 1: leading to a severe case of writer's block.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, she says, this song obviously led to way bigger
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  Speaker 2: opportunities for her, including writing sessions with big time producers,
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  Speaker 2: but that wasn't necessarily the best thing for her.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it's those producers' job to pick up our ideas,
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  Speaker 3: but that ended up filling her with self doubt and
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  Speaker 3: that's gotta be tough.
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  Speaker 4: I'm sure she struggled with staying true to herself and
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  Speaker 4: to her music. So she said, you know what, I'm
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  Speaker 4: taking a break right when her career was taken off, But.
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  Speaker 2: It was the best thing for her. She found her
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  Speaker 2: voice again and carved out time to focus on her
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  Speaker 2: mental health and learned to love music again.
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  Speaker 4: Now she's back with her debut album, Tales of a
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  Speaker 4: Failed Shape Shifter, which is out now.
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  Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood.