David Israelite and Mitch Glazier presents the Diamond Award to Ryan Tedder for “Counting Stars”.
began his acceptance speech with a dose of humility. "I don't particularly consider myself an icon," he began, after thanking NMPA president and CEO , along with the rest of the organization's members. "Not to disparage any other artists who refer to themselves as icons, it's just an odd thing to use to refer to yourself."
Tedder then went into detail about receiving a letter from a 15-year-old fan who was writing her suicide note when she heard "Stop and Stare" and began listening to it over and over again, in the process realizing that she didn't need to take her own life anymore. "I took that letter and I was shaking and I showed it to the band, and a couple of guys started crying," he recalled. "I said, 'Guys, this is why we do this.
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