Peter Zizzo, the award winning songwriter and producer, grew up as a renowned guitar player and on today’s show Brian and Peter talk about the effects of being viewed as a prodigy, the decisions he has made as an artist, and the lessons he learned along the way. Plus, Peter talks about writing songs for Celine Dion and Vanessa Carlton, how he felt being nominated for an award that was purely his own work, and wanting the success to be real this time around.
 
Topics discussed on today’s show include:

“Whispers” by Corina
The Moment with David Levien: 3/24/15
Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Women and Children First by Van Halen
Spring Has Sprung on Peter Rabbit
“Hello” by Lionel Richie
“Suddenly” by Billy Ocean
Solitary Man
Rounders
“Ordinary Day” demo by Vanessa Carlton
“Only One Road” by Celine Dion

 
People discussed on today’s show include:

Peter Zizzo
Vanessa Carlton
Avril Lavigne
Billy Cobham
Adam Schlesinger
Steve Winwood
Taylor Swift
Tony Robbins
Charles Koppelman
Robert Randolph
Tim Herilhy
David Koepp
Max Martin
Imani Coppola
Hailey Knox
Ron Fair

 
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