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You could say that Ryan Tedder was taught to reach for his goals from a very young age. Knowing his favorite treat was candy corn; his musician father placed a bowl of it on top of the family's grand piano. "He'd use it as bait," Tedder says. "The only way I could get at that candy corn was to practice. Then he'd put it within reach. I was three."
His father's tactics worked. Though he no longer works for candy, Tedder's passion for music was ignited in his childhood and soon blossomed into full-fledged obsession. By age 13, Tedder realized that he needed to express himself through his own songs and become an artist. His supple tenor, crystalline melodies, and emotionally charged...

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