Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do… — David Sylvian Copy Share Image
There's always that struggle between me wanting to keep [song] new and fresh and then be - I can never get with… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
When I was working on the music for this I didn't want to just use pop songs as the score - most… — Sofia Coppola Copy Share Image
Well, there are certainly original things to say. But I'm not sure that a pop song is the appropriate format to say… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
Every single song on 'Torches' was a little self-contained pop song, so there wasn't any fat on the songs; there wasn't a… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
We think about strategies in pop songs to make people listen to them and be like, "What the hell was that?" But… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
Have you listened to Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol? Perfectly good pop song ruined by the worst bridge of all… — John Cho Copy Share Image
Jesse James is like a Leonard Cohen song, I wanted to do something that was like a pop song. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
I'm not the best at choosing what's good and what's bad. I wouldn't even know what's a good pop song and what's… — ASAP Rocky Copy Share Image
Am I R&B because I'm black? Am I pop because I have a song called 'Milkshake'? Or can I just be who… — Kelis Copy Share Image
I write pop songs. But I think it is sprinkled with a lot of counter-culture references. It ranged from rap to hip… — Nelly Furtado Copy Share Image
When I say I don't have to write pop songs anymore, there's no way I'm going to get on the radio at… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. 'Cars' is probably the only true… — Gary Numan Copy Share Image
Obviously I got known for some other songs early on, and some of those were rock'n'roll songs. Some of them were melodic… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
My goal as an artist is to funnel a pop record to a world in a very interesting way. I almost want… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I'm coming from a place that's more experimental and indulgent already, so for the last 10 years, it's been more like, "How… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
“What is the song, the pop song? Is it a conduit to give out the feeling in a compact form, a short… — Brendan Fowler Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to grow up in an era when radio was less formatted. It was really special. You could hear… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
It's really hard to fit a complex idea into a 3-minute pop song. And when you're dealing with issues that you're passionate… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
Maybe that whole love thing is just a grown-up version of Santa Claus; just a myth we've been fed since childhood. So,… — Meg Ryan Copy Share Image
In their heyday, the Pet Shop Boys were the Interpol of the Eighties, dressing up to sing really weird pop songs about… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
That's what is so great about being able to record a 13-song album. You can do a very eclectic group of songs.… — Reba McEntire Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about being in a band: it's a gang for people who are too wimpy to fight. You can… — Torquil Campbell Copy Share Image
I am saying what comes out, because I'm really not a methodical writer. I'm not a good building writer, where you are… — William Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
“It's the same thing that makes all pop music so heartbreaking. Even when Miley Cyrus sings "So I put my hands up,… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
“Soon we are singing at the top of our lungs. A pop song that's as substantial as a balloon, but lifts us… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre. — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song. It may be easier to put out a fake… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I always felt like I could combine good pop songs that are easy for people to like with a real person and… — Robyn Copy Share Image
I was always one of these people who is irrationally moved by stupid pop songs. — Will Sheff Copy Share Image
I don't own an ABBA album, and I never had the urge to go and buy one. If you're just talking about… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image