Charlie Puth vividly remembers the primary time he heard Britney Spears‘ 2003 hit “Poisonous.”
“I used to be in sixth grade, and I used to be identical to, ‘That is such an enchanting manufacturing with the strings layered with the fast-paced drums,’” Puth, 33, solely tells Us Weekly in a brand new interview selling his “INKubator” songwriting contest with BIC. “I didn’t actually even perceive music manufacturing again then, however I knew it sounded pressing.”
In reality, Puth cites the Grammy-winning monitor because the inspiration for his personal profession in pop music.
“It was in all probability the catalyst,” he muses.
Puth has by no means been shy about giving Spears, 43, her flowers over time.
“I keep in mind buying and selling Pokémon playing cards in 1999 and listening to ‘… Child One Extra Time,’ however I didn’t actually know methods to course of it in my little boy mind,” he recalled on “Elvis Duran and the Morning Present” in 2018. “And after I heard ‘Oops! … I Did It Once more,’ I used to be like, ‘It is a attractive lady singing a extremely good track.’ … It was simply unbelievable on the time — and it nonetheless is unbelievable.”
Though Spears has vowed to “by no means return to the music business” following the 2021 termination of her 13-year conservatorship, Puth says he would leap on the alternative to provide a track for the Princess of Pop ought to she ever change her thoughts.
“I believe I might do an excellent job,” he tells Us.
For now, although, Puth is targeted on creating the follow-up to his 2022 album, Charlie.
“Life is inspiring me,” he shares. “There’s been quite a lot of adjustments in my life, and I’ve all the time needed to be in a state of affairs the place I can apply music notes to these real-life conditions, and I really feel like I’m doing that quite a bit these days. … Issues are in additional shade. Issues are brighter in my life.”
Puth additional teases, “What I’ve coming might be my most necessary physique of labor, and I’m very enthusiastic about it.”
As a singer, Puth is finest identified for hits together with “See You Once more,” “One Name Away” and “Consideration,” however he has additionally written tracks for artists comparable to Katy Perry, John Legend and Justin Bieber — all whereas utilizing his trusty BIC 4-Shade Ballpoint Pen.
“If I don’t like one thing, I’m gonna scratch it out in pink. But when one thing’s pressing, I’ll additionally write it in pink,” he explains. “I discover that after I write lyrics in my very own handwriting, issues appear to move higher. Once I’m simply typing one thing out, it doesn’t really feel like there’s as a lot persona to it.”
Plus, the long-lasting, 55-year-old pen makes Puth really feel nostalgic.
“Again-to-school purchasing is considered one of my favourite [memories],” he says. “The scent of fall, crisp apples and pumpkins within the air. It’s thrilling. I nonetheless get a thrill off of that. I’ll go right into a Staples, and I’ll, like, scent the paper.”