by Adam Tait | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Whitney Houston, Elton John, Katy Perry

The big stars who didn't write their own songs

Elvis? Diana Ross? Ke$ha? The icons who rarely put pen to paper and pop stars who do

 

The big stars who didn't write their own songs

Photo: WENN.com

In case you hadn't heard, Jake Bugg isn't a fan of One Direction. The singer/songwriter is appalled by the suggestion their 'the new Beatles' and doesn't think they should be considered a 'band', even in the context of being awarded the 'Worst Band' gong by NME.

Bugg also took issue with the fact at One Direction don't write their own songs - but this is nothing new in music, as some of the biggest and most respected artists of all time have rarely put pen to paper to write their own tune.

You might be surprised by who has and hasn't had a hand in crafting their own music, with some of music's biggest icons being simply the mouth that delivered other people's words while some of pop's most processed looking acts generate there own songs.

Gigwise takes a look at who's busy scribbling lyrics and who's waiting for them to be delivered in the post.

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