Singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder, of OneRepublic fame, has revealed that moving to Los Angeles in order to kickstart his career was a risky decision because he was totally broke at the time. 

During a new interview with Ryan Seacrest, the hitmaker explained that he had to use a credit card in order to make the jump and used up ever penny that was on it:

"When I moved to L.A., I moved there on a credit card. I think I had about $1300 left and I used every penny of it. I went to straight to Ikea and got a bunch of furniture and then I bought enough groceries for two months. And then I maxed it out. I spent my last penny buying groceries. And two months later, my first check came in for a song I had written on a Bubba Sparxxx album back in 2001"

Tedder added that he was incredibly lucky in his success and believes it's down to the fact that he never stopped working and writing music: "Things work out if you just keep writing songs. And here we are now … L.A. really gave me everything that I put into it, it gave me back in spades.”

Back in February, Tedder was named the most successful songwriter in the USA by Billboard magazine. 

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