We love writing hit songs. That thrills us.

I think the key to writing hit songs is simplicity.

— Bonnie McKee

I think a lot of bands have hit songs that don't get the attention that they ever are going to deserve.

— Trace Cyrus

I believe it's possible to have hit songs and popular music that's recorded by human beings.

— Frankie Ballard

One thing I've had to realize in my career is that I can't do it all. Sometimes we put a lot of pressure on…

— Randy Houser

It's really hard to write personal songs. I'm not good at writing ditties because as far as writing hit songs that you pitch to…

— Emily Robison

They need to have some kind of presence, they need to have star appeal. People need to like them. I am a big fan…

— Irv Gotti

Everybody used to be busy writing songs - great songs - that became hits. Now everybody's writing hits. Everybody's desperately writing a hit because…

— Nuno Bettencourt

I really wish I knew what I was doing because I'd be writing hit songs every minute.

— Bruno Mars

When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down…

— William Bell

Hit songs are mysterious and slippery beasts; few artists have a lock on them. This means that many people, like me, have become fans…

— Dan Hill

I was writing a lot of true love songs-true love almost gone wrong but saved at the last moment...Many of the best songs get…

— Jorma Kaukonen

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

— Kara DioGuardi

Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good. I agree with…

— Jorma Kaukonen

Just because you're a star on television doesn't mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to have the…

— Kara DioGuardi

Smashing Pumpkins has never been a band about hit songs.

— Billy Corgan