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" I'm trying to write songs to appeal to everybody. "
Jon Pardi
Appeal
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" Getting a beginner publishing deal really helped me gain the skills. I just kept writing and writing. You just take everything out of life and turn it into an idea or a melody or a song and find the best writers you can to write with that fit you and know what you want to do. "
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