Korean-American singer-songwriter Eric Nam recently shared his thoughts on releasing songs written by other people.

During his recent appearance on Tthe Zach Sang showthe K-pop idol opened up about his thoughts on songwriting, revealing that he’s “totally open” to taking and recording songs written by other people.

“I don’t need or feel the need to write all my own songs,” the 33-year-old singer shared when discussing the process behind his music. “I look for quality, I look for anything that I think sounds amazing on, or anything that speaks to me. And sometimes I feel like I don’t have to be the only one to write my own story.

“Like, everyone has writers, they have ghost writers, even novelists or autobiographers, lots of people who can help. And so to me, a great song is a great song, period,” he said. he explained. “As a singer, that’s where I get to [think] how can i deliver this song as a singer the best i can and convey this person’s message the best i can.

“And then there are times when it’s like, ‘This is my story that I want to tell in a way,’ and I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive, I think we can. do as we want,” he added, sharing that he doesn’t think there’s a right or wrong way to approach music as a singer.

Nam continued, “It’s almost like some people are like, ‘You have to write everything down,’ and I’m like, ‘How about you? You may be a great singer, but you may not be the best lyricist and songwriter, which I think is fine.

In January, Nam released his English-language album “There And Back Again,” which marked his first album as an independent artist. “It certainly took a while to get to this point and to be honest it was a very difficult process, but I’m thrilled with how it turned out,” he said in a press release. .