Diane Warren mentions Burt

[Rio]

From this ** http://www.philstar.com/philstar/News200501161701.htm ** interview with Diane Warren (though the relevant part seems to be on the net in several places, such as http://www.yehey.com/promos/dianewarren/about.asp):


Would you remember the first song that you’ve ever heard or sung along with?

"I don’t remember the title but it was an Elvis Presley song I heard from my sister. I grew up on Top 40 radio; it was what I was exposed to and what attracted me. I loved listening to my older sister’s collection of records, people like Buddy Holly and many others. But believe it or not, I was more fascinated by the songwriters – Carole King, Leiber and Stroller, Burt Bacharach. Those were my idols."

[guest]

Diane Warren has expressed on several occasions that her true idols were songwriters rather than singers or bands, Burt and Hal, also Carole King / Gerry Goffin. She also mentioned she felt honoured when Dusty Springfield recorded some of her songs (one appeared on "Reputation+rarities" , the others in her last album "Very fine Love").