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In episode three of Gary Barlow鈥檚 鈥榃e Write the Songs鈥� Gary talks to Jeff Lynne. Not only a songwriter, but also producer, sound engineer, instrumentalist and singer. The two discuss the inspiration behind the Electric Light Orchestra, how Lynne works in the studio to achieve his tracks, how the musical ideas are born and how he writes his lyrics. They talk about the importance of chord sequences to his work and how one of Jeff Lynne鈥檚 most famous songs 鈥楳r Blue Sky鈥� came to be. They also discuss Lynne鈥檚 collaborations and producing successes with 鈥楾he Travelling Wilburys, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.
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