All Access: Diane Warren

Diane Warren has written hundreds of hit songs including “Because You Loved Me”, “If I Could Turn Back Time”, “Rhythm Of The Night”, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” and many more. Diane has won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three consecutive Billboard Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year, and has been nominated for nine Academy Awards.
Many of her songs were written for films, and have then gone on to be launched into the stratosphere of pop culture. In recent years her music has tackled incredibly important subjects. She has written “Til It Happens To U” with Lady Gaga, “Stand Up For Something” with contributions from Common, and of course now “I’ll Fight” which was performed by Jennifer Hudson for the documentary RBG, about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
In this All Access we find the extremely fun and down-to-earth Diane taking some time to talk about why she wanted to become a songwriter, and how she got her foot in the door. She talks about the different approaches to writing melodies and lyrics, and why music is such a powerful tool for expressing ourselves and commenting on the world around us.
Interview Produced & Presented By: Kaya Savas
Special Thanks: Diane Warren, Jeff Sanderson, Chasen & Company
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[@paulgibson8970]

One of the greatest songwriters that ever lived. She is out of this world!

[@pandaplutten2573]

And she is still very much alive! =)

[@gordonsmith4576]

@@nikolascepanovic539 Yes she is. She is 65 this year, but very alive and still working hard!

[@The-Light1]

@@nikolascepanovic539 I agree with you.......greatest songwriter ever..... my arse she is!

[@gobbergob3782]

@@nikolascepanovic539 You could never write like her.

[@nikolascepanovic539]

@@gobbergob3782 No, I could write better than her. A 5-year old child could write better lyrics than her.

[@80sMusicZone]

This woman is a legend she have wrote so many hits

[@patrickhicks9880]

there's another show like this where she does all her hits and talking about her father it had me in tears

[@donnathomas2297]

Your songs matter to me. A great songwriting indeed.

[@CatalinaGOsses]

She's so chill and talented my favorite songwriter love this woman

[@kriswilliams8194]

Diane Warren is amazing and timeless!!! I love all the songs she has ever written. Her lyrics and the artists make you feel every emotion.

[@saviodesilva7933]

The legend behind so many legends. Love this lady. Long may she reign supreme. ❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌 the interviewer giggling was a bummer

[@milkytaro3201]

she’s badass! I admire her art so much

[@chicagoSUGANO]

Thanks for this interview. Diane Warren is one of America's most brilliant composers. She has a propensity for uniting a song to a visual/story. and she seems very cool.

[@ceejaydeesoozaa]

wow. so many hit songs she has written. what a talent

[@JayvierMendiola]

She also wrote "Nothing's gonna stop us now"??? ps. Heard she wrote "Don't wanna miss a thing", just beautiful.

[@nickmichael5494]

What a great interview...Great songwriter and a super inspiring lady. The guy interviewing did a great job,Thank you

[@DeAngelaB.Speaking]

She needs a movie

[@davidbruce7244]

I loved this interview. She's very funny, very sarcastic, but so full of honesty and I feel, hard earned wisdom. Never a dull moment.

[@MONEY-zi8zb]

Writing Genius!

[@gsmeeuwsen]

GENIOUS songwriter!

[@marshallwalls2662]

I’m growing as a writer. She is a inspiration. God bless

[@dmguk9931]

mad love for this lady.

[@CARLWISE2008]

The Young man interviewing is priceless .Diane is hard from the Biz and he is gentle and curious .

[@opaloakley]

She's an amazing writer.

[@1wildorchid]

what a nice lady a great songwriter to ,

[@spoyledbratt]

She seems like one of those cool rich ladies who work hard and remain humble, not those pretentious ones.

[@simonsmatthew]

I greatly admire the person, her honesty and, for sure, her work. Interesting what she says about co-writing credits. I think this is because the meaning of the word 'songwriting' has changed. 100 years ago, a composer would literally write a score on manuscript paper; the lyricist would write the words, and performers (instrumentalists, singers) would perform. Orchestration would normally be done by the composer, but arrangements and new interpretations of original compositions were of course also very common. With recording technology, the role of the producers and engineers came in - a whole new set of skills. Publishing companies had long been around, but now record companies were added to this. I think a big part of the problem is this strange idea that singers must write, and composers must sing. I think this led to the problem of people wanting a chip of writer's cut, particularly as legally it is a large part of the royalty pie (and I think probably does not leave enough for others involved in the arranging/producing/performing process). I think composition, lyrics, and singing/performing have all suffered as a result. The meaning of songwriting has broadened and come to include things like 'adding a sax solo' even though strictly speaking that is not what songwriting or composing really is: that falls more under the heading of instrumentation/orchestration (or arranging if the sax solo melody was also thought up). What is important is that people understand that composing, writing lyrics, production, singing, arranging, performing are all highly skilled activities, and deserve equal respect, and the boundaries between them respected.

[@LOVPage]

Such amazing work she's done!

[@scottperez5706]

DIANE...YOU ARE BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL MUSES OF MY HEART!!! 😇🥰

[@X21Chris]

Happy Birthday To Diane 9-7."I don't want to miss a thing"

[@nandy1256]

She possesses true greatness. She does a lot of good with what she is and what she has with so much less of the dishonesty. If only presidents and politicians could be more like her, the world would be a less hypocritical place.

[@sylsyd88]

My favorite song that she ever wrote was I'm getting used to you that was used on the Selena dreaming of you album the song was amazing thank you Diane ❤️

[@gavintitley4440]

You gotta love Diane Warren!

[@ErickBolivarMusica]

Great casual interview. Loved it!!!

[@queentantrumofficial]

My mentor! She doesn't know it, mind.

[@rh-oy5uw]

I'm big fans of her. I have meet with her one time at Java Jazz festival 2010.

[@MONEY-zi8zb]

Lmaooo. She said "was is this? Write a word get a third???" Hilarious to me

[@LaChicaconSuerte-1111]

So talented and a nice lady.

[@lucymagee3654]

She’s really cool! I thought she’d be really pretentious but she’s actually down to earth.. if only I could sing lol I would love her to write me a song 😆

[@courtneyraiyn-eshaiyn7815]

Why is this down voted so much? Diane Warren is a genius. Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" was and still is one of the best songs of all time and way beyond its years of 1989. But that's not the only one. Many of her songs are HUGE hits to this day.

[@j.c985]

Yeah she’s written some of the greatest songs of all time some of my favourites are ‘I learned from the best’ by Whitney, ‘There you’ll Be’ by Faith Hill, ‘I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith, ‘Because You Loved Me’ by Celine Dion, ‘Just Like Jesse James’ by Cher

[@evilgenius4488]

Cher wasn't really impressed with the songs and didn't want to record it. Diane Warren said in an interview about the song: “I got on my knees and pleaded. I told her I wasn’t going to leave the room until she said yes, and finally, just to get rid of me, she did.” Cher would call the songwriter “Totally nuts.”

[@j.c985]

@@evilgenius4488 Cher realised it was the right decision when she sang it though

[@adamthomas1246]

Ok. this lady is a true badass

[@mirandaal4541]

It’s like she’s guarding a trade secret when asked about the process of her songwriting

[@gvue4396]

Diane Warren, Babyface, David Foster, Richard Mark's, all heavy weights song writers.

[@mydayis5]

A force of nature. Phenomenal woman.

[@IDVDalot]

This is a GRRRRREEEEAAAT INTERVIEW!

[@bjarnyg]

i don't see her songs on the charts anymore. what happened?

[@robertwilliams3335]

4:24 Do you know where the first note comes from? It's all's about JESUS

[@j.c985]

Any songwriter will get that, sometimes you’re just sitting there playing a few chords or loops and the pen will just write entire verses and sh*t and the song just comes together, it’s weird but like she said magical.

[@TheProhetess]

If I could turn back time

[@Thetruuuuuth]

I'm a songwriter, my friend, a professional singer, calls me Diane Warren!!! Our writing processes are very similar, I prefer to write alone and sometimes cry when I write songs. I write songs in the same vein as Diane. But I have a question... publishers keep telling me that they don't accept 'unsolicited' songs... do I have to get a music lawyer to change this? I'm in the UK... can anyone help me or even recommend a route /lawyer????

[@rainaw.2495]

A lot goes into entertainment- all across the board, people creating is an amazing process. The end result can mean So much to someone-

[@nathan7723]

I wonder what the song was she said was personal and meant a lot to her but we haven’t heard yet! Anyone know?

[@RobertaFaccaniOFFICIAL]

Genius

[@rosendomarcelo8411]

👍👍👍👏👏👏👏talento

[@velasquez7141]

She is a very smart woman.

[@rogerf7229]

There isn't a "first note" well sure there is, but writing music, it's thought of as a "first phrase". You can always modulate the key, which "changes the first note"

[@antithesis2211]

LOL!

[@rogerf7229]

@@antithesis2211 the Beatles knew a sus chord would sound different if the Bass Guitar played a different fundamental note.

[@dawnspage5091]

Her face reminds me of patty stanger with short hair

[@thedfferencetab1977]

🐐

[@paradiseb5950]

She was on an interview i was listening and she was so rude to the host because he ate meat she was like: you’re eating dead flesh… jesus these hollywood rich folks have no idea how people around the world live without supermarkets and chefs

[@davidmadden447]

Wish Madonna would ask to write some songs of her .

[@nikolascepanovic539]

Madonna can write her own songs. She isn't a talentless mediocrity who needs Diane to write her boring lyrics.

[@gobbergob3782]

@@nikolascepanovic539 Diane is a far better writer than madonna's ever been.Quit being so jealous.

[@nikolascepanovic539]

@@gobbergob3782 No, she's not. Diane could never write "Live to Tell", "Like a Prayer", "Oh, Father", "Frozen", "Ray of Light", etc.

[@rockocuba4321]

She can swear!!!

[@xvxv711]

Who ever mic’d her up did a poor job

[@starlightsign8666]

I dislike her political output....so tedious. She splits the stave into two...black notes and white...NOTHING MATTERS at that point.

[@robertwilliams3335]

She looked at God but didn't acknowledge him