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The Orchard’s Richard Gottehrer on His Years as a Hit Songwriter — And Why He Never Should Have Stopped
"When it succeeds, the success is in doing it," Gottehrer says about making music. "When other people buy it, that's the byproduct that pays you the dividend."
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According to Billboard’s source item, The Orchard’s Richard Gottehrer on His Years as a Hit Songwriter — And Why He Never Should Have Stopped, “When it succeeds, the success is in doing it,” Gottehrer says about making music. “When other people buy it, that’s the byproduct that pays you the dividend.”
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