Bleachers frontman and superstar producer Jack Antonoff sits down to reveal why his latest album is loaded with secret emotional "trapdoors," and shares a beautifully raw, never-before-heard story about making music in New York on the very night of 9/11. From dressing heavy sadness up in catchy pop hooks to his no-nonsense advice for balancing creative burnout, this chat is pure, unadulterated musical magic.

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