About this episode

T-Pain discusses his career, the impact of AutoTune, and the human side of music production with Hank Green.

T-Pain is a Grammy-winning artist, songwriter, and music producer. These days he produces music while streaming live on Twitch so that people can see exactly how human his process is. On this episode, T-Pain and Hank talk about the pain of success, what happened to his career when AutoTune got cancelled, and why it's key to just let it go. Plus, Hank shares his love for “Shawty Get Loose.” Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at humans@hankgreen.com Find us on social media @humanswithhank Find T-Pain on Twitch @TPain

People in this episode

Host: Hank Green

Guest: T-Pain

Topics covered

• music production
• success
• AutoTune
• streaming
• creativity

Keywords

• T-Pain
• AutoTune
• music
• success
• streaming

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shawty Get Loose

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