Comments on: The Idolator Interview: Ryan Tedder

By: April

April — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:52:03 +0000

The above comment is quite long, BUT i actually kinda agree with Jon. I’m not sure why anyone’s bashing that writer his band is amazing and I actually love the songs he writes. Am I missing something here? Did he accuse Kelly of something? he wrote it, produced it, she helped. Already Gone is a hit, it’s beautiful, gorgeous, and I actually used it to break up with my last boyfriend (who broke my heart). I also loooooved Halo. I don’t see what the issue is, they’re different songs. they’re both amazing. kudos to mr. tedder I hope he keeps writing real songs, with all the dance trash that’s disposable as hell now, we need more ‘real’.

April R.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:21:04 +0000

EVERYONE ON HERE is being ridiculous. to the people that are slamming Ryan tedder- I will never understand the people who say things like “he’s a hack- all his songs are the same”. that is INSANE PEOPLE. Open your clogged ears- the same guy wrote “Do it well” for JLo, “Bleeding Love” for Leona, “Apologize”, “Stop and Stare”, “All the right moves”, “battlefield”- jordin sparks, “Reach Out”- hilary duff (#1 dance record), “Secrets”- (his own current hit with onerepublic). CAN ANY OF YOU MUSICAL GENIUSES TELL ME HOW ALL THESE SONGS ARE THE SAME?? ARE U INSANE? U all worship at the altar of ms. clarkson or something- she made a stink about 2 songs being similar and you people think every hit he’s written is the same song- point out to us please how all the above listed hits are the same- they are ALL DIFFERENT. I hate witnessing ignorant, uninformed arguments about music. He’s not my absolute favorite writer in the world, but My God people- he didn’t murder somebody. He loves music, that is obvious, and he has contributed alot to of great songs that will be played for a long time.
Oh and just to clear up the timeline of events- He wrote HALO months before Already Gone- i read an interview months ago where he explained what happened. Halo was written in the key of C. Already gone was in key of A. “different keys”. Beyonce recorded the vocal on Halo while Ryan was on tour in Germany, and because Beyonce’s label is so protective over her songs- he didn’t even get a copy until the week before it came out. Upon which he discovered- Beyonce had dropped the key of the song 3 full steps DOWN….into the same key as “Already Gone.” if u listen to both songs back to back- the drums are different, the instruments are different. even the chord progression is different. the ONLY similarity is they are the same tempo. You can find a demo of Ryan singing the original Halo on youtube- and guess what????? doesn’t match Already Gone at all. Something tells me that guy doesn’t need money bad enough to try and sell the same track to 2 different artists. That doesn’t make any sense people…THINK. think before accusing.
Anyway- I love kelly, I love onerepublic- but i officialy don’t like this site- whoever runs it should change the name from Idolator to kellyclakrsoncandonowrong.com

-Jon A.

By: RV

RV — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:01:03 +0000

this is really great

By: Tiff1luv

Tiff1luv — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:33:46 +0000

like u know nething about him. don't be ridiculous. he is a wonderful songwriter and singer. all of one republic's music is varied and great. They have a different mood in all their songs its like listening to the perfect song on both of their cds.

By: MK

MK — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:19:53 +0000

this guy makes hits, none of you comment(ers) understand how important the songwriter/producer role really is.. what gets the fans are the songs, what keeps the fans is the artist. and in this case, ryan actually did help put her album on the charts, the same way, max and dr. luke did with breakaway. boo ya.

By: guest

guest — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:42:51 +0000

I know than I like “Halo” and hate “Already Gone”…

By: boycot tedder

boycot tedder — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:57:56 +0000

First of Kelly doesn not sucks. If she's sucks how she was voted the very first American Idol and back then it was a show about talent not popularity like is now. Or getting praises from people like Steven Tyler, Jeff Beck, Reba, Mariah Carey, and the lead singer of Mottorhead. Ryan is a good songwriter (minus the fact that he uses the same track for almost song he writes nowadays, but doesn't admit it) but I don't think he will be the best songwriter of all time. He's far from being a Max Martin or Dr. Luke. Which those two espeically Max have the better chance to be the best songwriter of time. Ryan is an okay singer (not the geatest) but he is far from being the best singer of all time. Kelly's a better singer than him by a long shot. Ryan is just a fad. I do like some of OneRepublic's stuff though.

By: Halison

Halison — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:50:55 +0000

No matter what happens, Ryan will be the best songwritter and singer of the time ! KC sucks a lot !
OneRepublic is so amazing , I really love those songs ! “Waking Up” is very good !

By: boycot tedder

boycot tedder — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:53:03 +0000

Yeah Ryan knows what he did but hello he’s not going to admit it. lost total respect for the guy.

By: Jerster

Jerster — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:07:06 +0000

Daniel are you deaf???????? We are not talking about Lyrics. the back track is near identical and Tedder thinks there is nothing similar about it. Clarkson is being accused by BEYONCE FANS of stealing!!! You can praise him all you want. He IS WRONG AND OWES EVERYONE AN APOLOGY

By: Daniel Donegan

Daniel Donegan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:36:28 +0000

Can all these people not hear or something! Listen to the lyrics! Just listen to the lyrics! AG wouldn’t of gotten anywhere if it sounded similar to Halo! Congratulations Ryan on having the most SUCCESSFUL music career in history! Dreaming Out Loud and Waking Up are my two favourite albums! Its like a song is stupid if it has a double Hi-Hat Snare beat! It just dosen’t make sense! Have another listen! A closer listen! You WILL hear the difference! Q: Why would Kelly want to work with him again? A: Ehh..Because SHE KNOWS he is the best in the business! Great interview Ryan! keep up the amazing work! =]

By: henry

henry — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:30 +0000

oh, you poor deluded dumbass…are you deaf? maybe you are. because your songs sound the same..and i’m not just talkin bout halo and already gone. perhaps you should a listen again. and again. and again. if that doesn’t work, do us all a favor. quit the industry. it was ok even without you around.

By: Jerster

Jerster — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:38:04 +0000

What a creep. He obviously thinks we don’t have ears. She tried to stop it from being released because she has integrity, something this idiot doesn’t have. I dont care that the key is different the back track is the same. Why would he do this and then not admit any type of similarity AT ALL. I used to be a fan, NO MORE, HE IS WRONG AND OWES CLARKSON AND US AN APOLOGY, But he wont because he thinks who he is. I will have no respect for him until he owns up to this. His music has been deleted from my iPOD as a result of these new coments

By: sassy

sassy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:12:16 +0000

Ryan Tedder is a hack. All his songs are sounding the same. He is doing the music industry and artists who work with him a disservice.

By: bink_blank

bink_blank — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:25:57 +0000

@ohreli – actually she did call ryan and asked him why he would do that? she never said what his response was to that question, but she did call him before any of this came out in the press.

Kelly said she heard some DJ’s on the radio talking about the similarities and even played the songs on top of each other and said how they both can be sung over the same music. when she learned of that – not only did the songs sound similar but the fact that the listeners noticed this she asked her label to not release “already gone” at that moment since “halo” was still being played on the radio. she wanted to release the song just not at the same time as “halo” b/c she knew they would be compared.

when her album leaked many critics and fans noticed how similar “already gone” was to “halo” so it wasn’t a “bug” in her ear there was an obvious similarity between two songs that happen to be produced/co-written by the same guy. people also noticed how another tedder song on her album, “if i can’t have you” sounds like miley’s “fly on the wall”. dude just needs to take a break & get his head out of his butt.

By: ohreli

ohreli — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:44:37 +0000

Maybe Kelly should have called up Ryan and discussed it one-on-one rather than making a big public stink in the media. Thats usually the nice, civil way to settle disagreements. Wouldnt you all be pissed if the next time your co-worker or friend was upset at you they called the press rather than talk to you?!

By: ohreli

ohreli — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:41:19 +0000

Maybe Kelly should have called up Ryan and discussed it one-on-one rather than making a big public stink in the media. Thats usually the nice, civil way to settle disagreements.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:42:53 +0000

Ryan Tedder is a great writer but I am sorry, what sells the song is the singer, not the lyrics. The lyrics set the stage for the performance but the singer is the one who tells the story, it doesn’t matter how great the lyrics are if you have a singer who can’t capture the emotion. Tedder should be incredibly thankful to Kelly for making that song a #1… personally I feel Already Gone’s recording on the album is weaker then most of the album but the way Kelly changed it and rearranged it sounds so much more mature and amazing then the track originally used for the album. If Kelly is smart, (which she has proven time and time again that she is) she will stick to her guns and put this whole thing and Tedder behind her. There will always be amazing song writers in the world, but there will never always singers like Kelly who can capture emotion and sing with a crazy amazing skills, especially in an industry that has become more about image then talent. So in conclusion, I hope Kelly tells Tedder to suck it when she wins the Grammy for her album (hopefully. She deserves it.)

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:19:29 +0000

His fellow ban members probably can’t stand him. He comes off as being very self-centred and full of it.
Already gone is a hit b/c Kelly has the most beautiful voice- not b/c of you Teddy Bear

By: delusional tedder

delusional tedder — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:53:16 +0000

Dude, seriously!? Everyone and their dog compares AG and Halo and can hear the many similarities. And this guy’s in the music industry? Wow…also, notice that Kelly changed the arrangement and won’t ever perform it the way it was recorded. That and her insane vocals just *might* have something to do with the song doing well. Not to mention, the record label made it pretty much clear from the release that AG would be a single…Kelly objections be damned.