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- 0:00Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood.
- 0:01Speaker 2: When Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars linked up in the
- 0:04Speaker 2: studio the very first time they got together.
- 0:06Speaker 1: The end result was the number one smash Die with
- 0:09Speaker 1: a Smile.
- 0:10Speaker 2: It's not surprising magic was in the air that night,
- 0:13Speaker 2: but Andrew Watt, who produced it, shared to people a
- 0:16Speaker 2: little competitive energy may have been floating around as well.
- 0:19Speaker 1: He recalls, we were.
- 0:20Speaker 2: In the studio that night making it until five am,
- 0:23Speaker 2: and Gaga had something to do at eight am, but
- 0:25Speaker 2: Bruno really wanted to vocal produce her and be involved.
- 0:29Speaker 2: She so graciously allowed the process to happen. Just sitting
- 0:32Speaker 2: there and watching her and Bruno interact, it was like
- 0:35Speaker 2: watching Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. The interaction was so special,
- 0:39Speaker 2: The competition between them was so healthy and great. I
- 0:42Speaker 2: will never forget them going back and forth while she
- 0:45Speaker 2: recorded her vocals. Must have been a pretty amazing thing
- 0:48Speaker 2: to witness for Andrew and be part of such an
- 0:51Speaker 2: instant classic.
- 0:53Speaker 1: Die with a Smile is out now, that's direct from Hollywood.