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
There's a whole range of sources of inspiration for the drawings and stories. They come from dreams, hallucinations, pop songs, or other… — Ryan McGinness 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
I think, 'How could anybody mock a good pop song?' It is timeless; it transcends barriers; it breaks down every single type… — Mika Copy Share Image
The kids out there want something they can relate to, something that's real; most of that whiny stuff isn't real. The cheesy… — Jonathan Davis Copy Share Image
The first time I heard Bob Dylan, I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
The term 'popular culture' always used to mean what the people do - pop songs, folk songs, music in general used to… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
The good thing is in my case I'm all about love and communications, so there was no hard feelings, it was like… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
I think [Hollywood] has achieved everything they’ve always dreamed of. The audience now seems to be very dumb. They pay money to… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Well, things hold up even if they sound dated. It can be very difficult to listen to 80s pop songs with really,… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
“I wrote a song called "Stinky Sodomite." It isn't a pop song, a historical song, or a song condemning homosexuality. Rather, it… — Jarod Kintz 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 grew up in the time just when cassettes were waning and CDs were growing. And so mix tapes - and not… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of people look at pop music with a very formulaic perspective in numbers and patterns, but an… — Halsey Copy Share Image
There's nothing like getting feedback that's positive and supportive. That's what I'm all about. I'm really just genuinely doing good music. I'm… — Tiffany Villarreal Copy Share Image
We kind of write pop songs, but we don't fit in the pop world. We're really bad at being pop stars and… — Katie White Copy Share Image
It's a real gift to be able to have the works of brilliant, great people to learn from and build from. It… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I love fiction. I like reading short stories. Cupcakes, pop songs, Polaroids, and short stories. They all raise and answer questions in… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
You can only write so many pop songs before they all sound the same. I got to a point where something overtly… — Dylan Baldi Copy Share Image
When we try to write a pop song, we go for standard pop arrangements, even to the point where we will go… — Joe Elliott Copy Share Image
I've done bits of writing for other people but when I'm writing music as Years & Years, I'm using my life and… — Olly Alexander Copy Share Image
I think it's something that really speaks in your head - a very strong melody. But at the same time, if the… — Mikal Cronin 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
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 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 sing a pop song, I'm a pop singer. When I sing a country song, I'm a country singer. I've been… — Anne Murray Copy Share Image
I sing songs from the theater and pop songs. When I say 'pop songs,' I mean from the 90's. And I tell… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
I've never really gotten into the whole labels thing. There were times I would cover a pop song, and people would say… — David Nail 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
I'm trying to use people like Meredith Monk and Philip Glass and Terry Riley as the backing tracks for new pop songs.… — Autre Ne Veut Copy Share Image
Brian Eno records and music became a huge obsession of mine in college, in a way that a pop song can provide… — Greg Mottola Copy Share Image
A pop song is a condensed version of a life in three minutes, whereas, when you go to write your prose, you… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
One day I'll make a rap song, the next day I'll make a pop song, the next day I'll make a rock… — Tierra Whack Copy Share Image
Like, I wanna be the producer with the Selena Gomez top-charting pop song, and like, a top-charting Migos or Gucci song in… — Murda Beatz Copy Share Image
Mimesis has longevity on its side. But Oasis wrote two of the greatest pop songs of all time, each with lyrics that… — Matthew Zapruder Copy Share Image
My mom and I are very honest with each other, almost to a fault. But that's just the way I am in… — Kesha Copy Share Image
In the future, women will have breasts all over. In the future, it will be a relief to find a place without… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
When I am seriously composing, sometimes a phrase will come into my head, a catch phrase. When I was writing pop songs… — Tom Glazer Copy Share Image
The hardest thing, and the most difficult thing, is to do the most simple thing. Because that means that you've had to… — Dr. Luke Copy Share Image
![“I think [Hollywood] has achieved everything they’ve always dreamed of. The audience now seems to be very dumb. They pay money to watch the same film. Now, you could argue, that's because it makes them feel comfortable. When they go to a movie now, it's almost like hearing a pop song. You know the…” quote by Terry Gilliam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/terry-gilliam-7704_again-and-again_i-think-hollywood-has-achieved-everythin_2727931.jpg)
![“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 60 years of age unless I'm doing a duet with [Lady] Gaga or I was on All of the Lights, which was a Kanye West record that managed to get on the radio.” quote by Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/elton-john-849_age_when-i-say-i-don-t-have-to-write-pop-son_1374462.png)
