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Mandy Moore Finds 'Hope' With Help From Ryan Adams

Mandy Moore is hoping to make the leap from teen pop star to singer-songwriter with her new album 'Wild Hope.' Moore spoke to Spinner about some of the scribes who influenced her as she wrote for the album.

"A lot of people I worked with -- the Weepies, Lori McKenna, Rachael Yamagata, but also people like Ryan Adams, Wilco, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell -- their work to me is on a pedestal," she says. "I really find myself gravitating towards a lot of cool singer-songwriter stuff, even more modern folk. I love that."

Having co-written her new album and becoming intimately involved in the songwriting process, what songs does Moore wish she could've written?

"I would have to go with 'Last Goodbye' by Jeff Buckley because it's on my top five list of all-time favorite songs. Probably 'God Only Knows' by the Beach Boys. I'm also obsessed with 'Come Pick Me Up,' that Ryan Adams song off of 'Heartbreaker.'"

Mandy's come a long way from her syrupy 'Candy' days, when she competed alongside Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on the Top 40 charts. Both Mandy and Christina have grown up and let their maturing musical tastes blossom. When's it going to be Britney's turn?

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MsViolet

Oh now nice of Ms. Moore to have CO-WRITTEN her new album. What an accomplishment. I'm sure it was grueling working with the studio-appointed song writers. And for those of you who didn't get it, that was a healthy dose of sarcasm.

May 09 2008 at 4:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nudink

Mandy or Amanda Leigh Moore
the symbol of love in my live
Your voice, and your act, the passion for my song
i had dreams maybe sometimes you can sing again with my song.
Mandy oh mandy I love you so much,
in indonesia especially in my city,your the teacher of fashion for the young people, i only hope can hug you and kiss you sometimes, someday,

March 14 2007 at 8:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Luiz Fernando

Mandy, this is for you:
I love you.
i Love you.
I Realy realy love you.
You did right when you get out off pop-songs ( Although you did it well).
Britney and Christina don't have 1 per cent of the talent you have as singer and actress.
Keep doinh your thing.
PS - i love "extraordinary" and "nothing that you are" ....
Here's Luiz Fernando from Brazil.
I hope you achieve much success whit your new album.
Don't forget to come to brazil in your tour, Come here in Rio de Janeiro. Please.

March 09 2007 at 3:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dreamseeker72

I love Mandy's music, even if it is a bit too "sweet" at times. At least my daughter can listen to her songs and sing the lyrics withour embarrassing me in a grocery store....
This is one girl I wouldn't mind my kid emulating. Sweet disposition, kind manner, good voice, and a sense of style that doesn't make me think of pole dancing. How can I complain?

February 25 2007 at 5:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Liz

i think she has alot of talent, and she sings great

February 25 2007 at 4:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Venus

Oh, Mandy seems like such a sweet girl indeed. And I'm sure she's a great role model for young girls compared to what else is out there. But an indie album? I'm a huge indie fan and the thought of a sugar sweet girl like Mandy doing indie is rather depressing... and I bet that it will never be popular because she just can't fool us into thinking she's "deep". Wait and see. Indie isn't for kids like Mandy... it's for people who aren't poptarts. Sorry Mandy, but please do us indie fans a favor and stick to pop. You're going to embaress yourself big time.

February 25 2007 at 2:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
marissa

she seems like an awesome girl.

February 25 2007 at 12:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JC

I LOVE mandy moore! she is so beautiful and always comes off as cool and intelligent in her interviews. im 16 and i think shes a good actress, and ok singer, but an amazing role model. you never hear anything bad about her. in today's society, there should be more starlets like mandy!

February 25 2007 at 12:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
echo35

snoozeville. sorry, i'm sure she's a sweet girl, but she's totally boring. moreover, hanging out with elija wood and telling jane magazine that she's on prozac or whatever does not give her indie cred. besides, i think britney's got a better claim on the whole fu*ked up pop-star bit ... and lindz lohan definitely beat her to any ryan adams claim (weren't they shagging like 2 years ago?)

glad to see that some of zack braff's music taste has worn off on her tho ... even if it did make her depressed. i'd love to see her go sinead like brit ...

February 24 2007 at 11:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jennyc

mandy's a sweetheart and has got some real talent.keep doing what your doing girlie(:

February 24 2007 at 11:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply