What Benny Blanco has said about Songwriting creative process

2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026

Benny Blanco, American record producer and songwriter, co-host of Friends Keep Secrets, has been quoted on Songwriting creative process 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 describes Bruno Mars as the hardest-working person in music, sometimes reworking a song for years.
“He will work on a song for three years straight, changing the production. New production. Yes. There is nobody in the world that works on their music as hard as he does”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: ⁠BENNY BLANCO: The Secret to Failing Your Way to Success (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 27:06
Blanco says his manager told him to stop imitating Timbaland and Pharrell and find his own sound, which eventually paid off.
“if I wanted a Timbaland or Pharrell production, I would just go to them. I want to know what a Benny production sounds like”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: ⁠BENNY BLANCO: The Secret to Failing Your Way to Success (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 35:35

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.

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