What Benny Blanco has said about Love Yourself (Justin Bieber song)

2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026

Benny Blanco, American record producer and songwriter, co-host of Friends Keep Secrets, has been quoted on Love Yourself (Justin Bieber song) 2 times in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on September 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Blanco recounts that a line Ed Sheeran spoke about not wanting to write about an ex became a key lyric of Love Yourself.
“I don't want to write a song because I don't want anyone to think that I care because I don't. That became one of the most important lyrics in Love Yourself”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: ⁠BENNY BLANCO: The Secret to Failing Your Way to Success (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 29:51
Blanco says he persuaded Sheeran to change the chorus away from profanity so the song could endure as a classic.
“The chorus to that song used to be, you should go and fuck yourself, okay? And I said to him, I don't want it to be fuck yourself”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: ⁠BENNY BLANCO: The Secret to Failing Your Way to Success (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 32:23

Episodes

⁠BENNY BLANCO: The Secret to Failing Your Way to Success
On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 14, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Producer Benny Blanco tells Jay Shetty about his book F*ck Failure, embracing setbacks, phobias, mental health, marriage to Selena Gomez, and hit-making stories.

In their words

Episodes

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