Sabrina Carpenter Reveals Easy Ways To Write Hit Songs

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JAKARTA - Sabrina Carpenter, attended the prestigious annual Variety's Hitmakers last weekend with a burning spirit. In front of executives and other stars, he received the Hitmaker of the Year award.

Carpenter, who has started writing songs since the age of 10, shares the philosophy of writing songs.

"The easiest way to write a bad song is to try to write a hit song," said Carpenter.

Instead of pursuing the charm-topper formula, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter suggested the opposite approach: originality and honesty.

"The reverse write of what you think is a hit. Write what you talk about, write something you can only write down," said Carpenter.

"The song of music you want to hear yourself, add chord progression and strange key changes, and call the man stupid as much as possible the way you can," he continued.

The award for Carpenter itself was handed over by his longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff, who praised Carpenter's versatility as a singer, songwriter, and artist who was able to manage the burden of popularity very well.

"The really crazy thing is that he can write like that," Antonoff praised, underlining Carpenter's instincts as a great songwriter.

Furthermore, Antonoff revealed that Carpenter has high respect for its fans.

"If you really believe those people are intelligent, you can get away with a lot of things. The key changes in the 'Please Please Please Please' are so thrilling, that's the kind of thing that's important and interesting," added Antonoff.

Carpenter, who read his speech from a daily book, also gave appreciation to songwriter Amy Allen and other supporting networks for pushing his "crazy" ideas.

In the midst of his latest wave of single successes, "Manchild", Carpenter specifically also thanked the label's house, Island Records, for having full confidence in his decision.

"Not trying to tell me what a hit was. It rarely happened," he said, hinting at artistic freedom.

Ending his speech, Carpenter praised the essential role of listeners. He emphasized the general view of other Hitmaker award recipients that a song can only be a hit after being accepted and supported by fans.

"Thank you to the fans who made these hits," said Carpenter.

"Thank you to the fans who studied the lyrics and sang those songs and made them hit whatever it meant," he concluded.