I think often times if a guitar riff is centered around the chorus or if it follows the chorus, then it often times turns into the actual hook.
Ryan TedderI can go write an absolutely saccharine pop record with a really catchy lyric for another artist that could become a hit without meaning anything to me, but that's more the science laboratory, that's the other thing.
Ryan TedderI have to shut down from other artists, because otherwise I end up giving them my stories.
Ryan Tedder