2014
Benny Blanco says John Janick signed Selena Gomez to Interscope Records, which led to their first hit together, 'Same Old Love'.
“one of my closest friends signed her to a record deal at Interscope Records. His name's John Janick.”
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Benny Blanco
18 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2019
Benny Blanco says he and Selena Gomez made the song 'I Can't Get Enough', featuring Tainy and J Balvin, in 2019.
“It's called I Can't Get Enough, and it has Tiny on it, and it's has J Balvin on it”
2023
Benny Blanco says that in 2023 he went to a studio session for Selena Gomez's song 'Single Soon', which led to their relationship.
“And then 2023, she's making a song called Single Soon, and some of my guys had written the song.”
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Benny Blanco says he stopped flying years ago because of his anxiety and has flown only a handful of times in about ten years.
“So basically, I stopped flying a long time ago. My neuroses took over.”
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Benny Blanco says he spent about two and a half years making the album Divide with Ed Sheeran.
“I was making an album with Ed Sheeran. We're making an album called Divide. It took us, like two and a half years.”
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Benny Blanco says he and Ed Sheeran crossed the Atlantic by ship, the Queen Mary, so Benny would not have to fly.
“We looked it up. It's the Queen Mary.”
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Benny Blanco says his fear of flying began around the day Chesley Sullenberger landed a plane on the Hudson River, when friends feared he had been aboard.
“it's the exact same day. Sully landed the plane in the fucking”
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Benny Blanco says his father worked in the intimate apparel business and made nightgowns for older women.
“my dad was in the intimate apparel business. He, like, made like old lady nightgowns,”
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Benny Blanco says his mother worked fixing jewelry display boxes at department stores before taking a job at an old folks home.
“My mother would fix the jewelry display boxes when you went to JC. Penney's.”
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Benny Blanco says he won a contest at about age nine or ten that let him record in a studio and helped him get on local radio.
“I won a contest when I was like nine or ten, and I got to go into a studio”
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Benny Blanco says that at 13 he began recording demos in a real studio through Sam Trocki, a man from his brother's fraternity.
“there was a guy named Sam Trocki, who was my brother's, uh, in my brother's fraternity.”
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Benny Blanco says he adopted the stage name Benny Blanco around age 13, taken from a character in the film Carlito's Way.
“by the time I'm 13, I'm Benny Blanco from Carlito's way.”
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Benny Blanco says he received two record deal offers at about age 15, which his parents did not let him accept.
“I got two record deal offers when I was about 15”
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Benny Blanco says his first money in music was $500 for two beats made for a Hip Hop Honeys video series.
“And they needed beats behind it. So he paid me 500 for two beats,”
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Benny Blanco says he reached out on MySpace to the producer Disco D and eventually became his intern in New York.
“His name was Disco D, and I said, Hey man, I love your stuff and I wanna work for you.”
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Benny Blanco says he and the rapper Spank Rock received a record deal from Downtown Records, the same label as Gnarls Barkley.
“it's called Downtown Records. The most ironic thing is Narls Barkley was signed to the same label.”
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Benny Blanco says the first song he wrote with Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly was 'Circus' for Britney Spears.
“And the 1st song we ever wrote together was Circus for Britney Spears.”
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Jason Bateman's co-host notes that Benny Blanco's book is titled 'Fuck Failure', which Benny describes as a guide to failing upwards.
“It's called Fuck Failure, is that what It's called?”
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