Skylar Grey

Published: July 14, 2020, 7 a.m.

b'Scott talks to 5-time Grammy nominee Skylar Grey about her incredible career that branches from solo artist to one of the world\\u2019s most prominent songwriters. They start with her upbringing in Wisconsin, where she was in her first folk band with her mother at age 6. She moved to LA at 17, got her first record deal, then lost it all. After going broke and moving to Oregon to work at a gallery part-time, Skylar wrote the song \\u201cLove The Way You Lie\\u201d \\u2013 later released by Eminem and Rihanna. Skylar breaks out the piano and performs the chorus, giving listeners goosebumps. Scott and Skylar discuss how this one song changed her life and allowed her to create more hits for major artists, including \\u201cWalk on Water\\u201d for Eminem and Beyonc\\xe9, \\u201cComing Home\\u201d for Diddy-Dirty Money, and \\u201cCastle Walls\\u201d for T.I. and Christina Aguilera. Skylar also shares about how writing a song for Celine Dion was a dream-come-true. Shifting into the present, Skylar is writing new music for herself while living in Napa. The conversation wraps up with a chat on Skylar\\u2019s creative process, new tracks and projects, and goals for the future. Skyler concludes the show with an inspiring live performance of the chorus of \\u201cComing Home.\\u201d'