OneRepublic's origins go back to 1996 when vocalist Ryan Tedder and guitarist Zach Filkins were both high school seniors at Colorado Springs Christian High School. But it wasn't until five years later when the pair reunited in Los Angeles that they started what would eventually become OneRepublic. After a shelved debut album and getting dropped by their first label, the band caught the attention of super-producer Timbaland who signed them to his Mosely Music Group. 'Apologize,' OneRepublic's first single, became one of 2007's biggest hits with 5,000,000 digital copies sold in the US alone.
After a blockbuster year of touring their successful 'Dreaming Out Loud' [2007] album, OneRepublic went back into the studio. 2009's 'Waking Up' delivered more of the irresistible pop-rock hooks and heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics that their growing fanbase had come to expect from the group. Still out touring the record, OneRepublic stopped by AOL's Beverly Hills studio to film a Sessions performance. After they finished their set, Tedder and Filkins sat down and talked about everything from the pros and cons of touring, why their glad they're not Radiohead and why they were afraid to cover an Adele song.
Joseph Llanes for AOL
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