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Cody Simpson

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 11, 1997

I found myself in a meeting on my 13th birthday, which I really had no idea the enormity of, but I was in a meeting with the CEO of Atlantic Records, who sort of signed me right then and there as I was playing guitar for him.

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My cell phone is the number one way for me to communicate with my fans. I love the direct connection I can make via social media whether I am on the road or at home.

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I want to be a great person, not just a great artist.

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I'm always online, 24/7 Facebooking and tweeting, because that's where my fans are.

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Swimming is definitely a big passion that I have, but I was a champion for the butterfly and the free style and stuff. It was a hard decision if I wanted to move to the U.S. to get into music, but I was grateful that I had two choices and many things to do.

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I actually grew up listening to country music.

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I like to write about lots of things in real life that people can relate to, that people can I guess connect with and the fans could understand what I'm talking about.

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Vocally, I had never taken a lesson when I put out my videos. It was just a lot of fun. I had watched my dad play guitar, so I just sort of did the same thing.

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I wrote my first song when I was about eight. It was about putting a diaper on a chicken!

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The very first time I came to The States I came right to New York and I remember walking around Times Square, I saw a couple of shows and I thought, 'I'd love to come here and do this.'

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John Mayer is the epitome of the lead guitar player so I sent him an email with a bunch of my music and he sent back really detailed advice.

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I like to do romantic things in New York. I have a bunch of restaurants that I love to go to and things like that.

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Actually, I did get to help very much in the design of the Cody doll. I made sure the clothes were cool and everything.

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My main focus now is playing the guitar. I'm not really like, dancing on stage anymore.

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I think 'Free' captured a moment in my life where I was finding myself. There's a lot of content on there about breaking free and just developing your own philosophies, and ideologies, or world views or whatever.

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I'm like the male Taylor Swift.

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A mall was something that I just used to hang out in as a kid. And then you go there, and there's 4,000 people waiting for you to perform. It's a big difference.

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I have an ear monitor to block outside noise when I'm performing. It makes it easier. But sometimes I like to take the ear monitor off and listen to the craziness going on.

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I wasn't exactly sure where I wanted to take my music and how I wanted to be portrayed, and it was sort of, not done for me, but more directed.

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I think everyone should get out and go for a surf.

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