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ryan tedder is a pianist and lover of the arts.sing sleep dreaming about the things that we could be ♪ >> reporter: in 2016, onerepublic was everywhere. ♪ ♪ we'll be counting stars ♪ >> reporter: the pop/rock band had come off a massive multiyear arena tour. ♪ and their most successful album yet. ♪ they were in the middle of launching a fourth album when front man ryan tedder hit a wall. you reached a point where you were burned out. >> completely burned out. yeah. ♪ i start getting like shakes, heart palpitations. i couldn't sleep. i would wake up in absolute panics, didn't know why. >> reporter: you were close to a nervous breakdown. >> i was this close to a complete nervous break -- i googled what i was experiencing, they're like, congratulations, you are about to have a nervous breakdown. >> reporter: that's got to be scary. >> very scary. i just broke down and said i can't promote this album. ♪ >> reporter: it had been ten years of nonstop writing and touring. >> if you've tried to do something for so long and you don't have a