Desmond Child: podcast appearances and interviews

John Charles Barrett, known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer born on October 28, 1953. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. Throughout his career, he has received nominations for four Grammy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, and has won a Latin Grammy Award. Child has contributed to the success of numerous popular songs, including Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovin' You," Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself for Loving You," and multiple hits for Bon Jovi such as "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Livin' on a Prayer," "Bad Medicine," and "Born to Be My Baby." His work also includes Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," "Angel," "What It Takes," and "Crazy," as well as Cher's "We All Sleep Alone" and "Just Like Jesse James." Additionally, he wrote Brit Smith's "Karma's a Bitch," recently covered by JoJo Siwa; Alice Cooper's "Poison"; Michael Bolton's "How Can We Be Lovers?"; and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca." His extensive catalog of songwriting achievements has established him as a significant figure in the music industry.