Hunter Hayes Discusses Motivation Behind Writing "Wanted"

Nominated for Grammy Awards for "Wanted," and his self-titled album - in additon to a Best New Artist nomination, Hunter Hayes' rise to stardom has been guided by massive hit "Wanted." Read on here to learn from the 21 year old star about his motiviations for writing "Wanted."

“I went in to write this song and I was definitely just desperately trying to get the point across to this girl,” he said. “Those are the songs that really write themselves very quickly. I didn’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about this one or over-thinking it.”

Hunter said he isn’t exactly sure how “Wanted” happened, as he just spoke the words “into outer space and we just typed everything we could think of.” Later, he sat at the piano as the rest of the lyrics fell into place.

“It was something I really wanted to say and I was trying to figure out the best way to say it.”

Video courtesy of CBS Radio

 

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