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Dropping Bombs

How Charlie Walk Made The Biggest Musicians in The World

Dropping Bombs

Brad Lea

Business, Bradlea, Success, Mentor, Coach, Advice, Money, Strategy, Training, Entrepreneurship, Therealbradlea, Entrepreneur, Comedy

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

He built the stars before they were famous. From Shakira to The Weeknd, John Mayer to Bruno Mars, Charlie Walk has shaped music history behind the scenes—crafting hits, building brands, and exposing the myths of overnight success. In this episode, he breaks down the truth behind the making of “Hips Don’t Lie,” what really separates stars from viral moments, and how today’s artists are getting it all wrong. Whether you’re an aspiring musician, entrepreneur, or just love a good industry bombshell—this one’s for you.

 

Compare to the songs here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt18CfIuST4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT5rEU6pqM

 

Charlie's links

https://www.instagram.com/charliewalk/?hl=en

https://www.charliesangels.vc/

Transcript

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0:00.0

This dude is behind some of the biggest names in music history.

0:03.0

From Beyonce to the weekend, from Ariana to John Mayer, this man didn't just watch Stars Rise.

0:08.0

He freaking created their orbit.

0:10.0

He's worked alongside icons like Did He?

0:13.0

And now he's showing the world how to build a brand that actually breaks through noise.

0:17.0

But you don't operate at the top of the music industry for decades without some serious behind-the-scenes drama so today we're gonna go deep he's a brand

0:23.7

architect the power connector Charlie walk dude let me ask you a question what's the

0:30.8

biggest lie the public believes about how hits actually get made I actually

0:37.4

think people just like you you know, a lot, a lot of what's happened today is they go

0:42.2

on TikTok, right?

0:43.1

And they see something and they don't really understand how it got to that place.

0:47.3

And they're not seeing the actual process of a real star.

0:50.7

I'm not talking about the hit, the TikTok one in wonders.

0:53.7

No.

0:54.0

But the real stars, the truth is, they've been doing it since they were seven or eight. When they came out of their mama's bellies, they were different. The same way I asked somebody to Tom Brady throwing spirals when it was four or five if you ask his mom and dad. These kids are born differently. The real stars that you come to see here in Vegas around the

1:11.0

world in stadiums, arenas. They were born differently. Britney Spears, uh, Justin Timberlake, if you ask

1:17.1

his mother, these kids, you know, did the work. And the ones that actually today we speak of did

1:23.4

the work since they were very, very young, Years and years of just grind. The same way an

1:27.6

Olympian, an athlete did the work to get to the Olympics in their mid-teens, right? So I think what

1:33.0

people don't realize, I think they can take their phone and make a song and pray to God or do

1:37.8

goofy things for something to go viral. And that happens, so we get these viral hits, but that doesn't

1:43.3

move culture. It's not sticky.

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