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Justin Timberlake originally wrote "Gone" for Michael Jackson, but his team turned it down, so 'N Sync cut it instead.
Dr. Luke and Max Martin originally wrote Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" with Pink in mind but she turned it down.
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Switchfoot's frontman and main songwriter on what inspires the songs and how he got the freedom to say exactly what he means.
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