Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs

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The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters

Gary Barlow extends his personal conversations with some of the world’s most exciting songwriters as he delves beyond the melodies and lyrics to discover the stories behind the songs. 

What really makes a great song? Gary Barlow has written some of the most beloved of the last few decades, and in this new series he meets fellow musicians and songwriters to get the inside story on what really makes the magic happen in the studio. From Barry Gibb to MNEK, Paloma Faith to Robbie Williams and many more, these great musical minds share their secrets of how some of their biggest hits came about.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 2: John Legend

John Legend

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BBC Radio 2 - Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs, Series 2, John Legend

Gary bonds with John Legend as they explore the art of creating the perfect song

Gary Barlow delves into the songwriting mastermind of John Legend.  John's skill as a songwriter saw his song 'All Of Me' sell more than 10 million copies

Gary Barlow chats to superstar John Legend about his extensive collection of awards including what it’s like to be one of fifteen people with an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony award).  John is not only a singer and songwriter, he is also a record producer, actor, film producer, theatre director, and philanthropist.  Gary explores John’s early influences whilst growing up in a musical family in Springfield Ohio and the crucial collaborations which paved the way to stardom.  John shares the story of how he met Kanye West, who played a pivotal part in his career as well as opening up about his recent family tragedy and the impact it’s had on his relationship with his wife, Chrissy Teigen

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 2

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Gary Barlow speaks to fellow acclaimed songwriters.

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