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“I’m not hating on anybody, I’m just saying there’s a big difference between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes. Doesn’t mean that the outcome can’t be really great.
“And some of the greatest singers — I mean, Ella Fitzgerald never wrote a song in her life. When I sing, I have to close my eyes and just be in there. I suppose I’m a traditionalist in that sense.”
He then went on to compare Taylor to pop artist Billie Eilish, whose brother Finneas co-writes her songs with her.
“A really interesting songwriter is Billie Eilish and her brother. I’m more attracted to that than to Taylor Swift.
“I’m not hating on anybody, I’m just saying there’s a big difference between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes. Doesn’t mean that the outcome can’t be really great.
“And some of the greatest singers — I mean, Ella Fitzgerald never wrote a song in her life. When I sing, I have to close my eyes and just be in there. I suppose I’m a traditionalist in that sense.”
He then went on to compare Taylor to pop artist Billie Eilish, whose brother Finneas co-writes her songs with her.
“A really interesting songwriter is Billie Eilish and her brother. I’m more attracted to that than to Taylor Swift.