I don't think writing open-ended lyrics is necessarily an important part of writing good pop songs. — Lewis Capaldi Copy Share Image
If I look back on my life, you can almost tell the story of it through pop songs. Romances as a teenager,… — Keren Woodward Copy Share Image
I love A Day to Remember. They really had that style down of doing heavy songs mixed with pop songs when nobody… — Ronnie Radke Copy Share Image
I've always written pop songs. I tend to take inspiration from more experimental genres, like ambient music, but at the root of… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
We didn't get into this to be a cool indie band. When radio caught on, that made a little more sense. We… — Jesse Rutherford Copy Share Image
I'm usually way more pleased with the stuff that just kinda happens by accident and is no way a pop song. But… — John Britt Daniel Copy Share Image
In the beginning it was very frustrating, being told girls don't sing this kind of music, and, 'Maybe you can try with… — Karol G 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
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
Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven’t gone through the regimen of learning how to… — Hal David Copy Share Image
I really believe in albums, even though some people believe the year of the album has passed. I love singular pop songs… — St. Lucia 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
I'm inspired by artists like Robyn, just because she writes amazing pop songs, and they're not throwaway. When I listen to a… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I really got into psych because everything has a really good groove to it and it's nicely spaced out, but ultimately they… — Mike Romano Copy Share Image
Composers now just don't have the depth of inspiration for melody. Most of the lyrics of the pop songs you hear today… — Rudy Vallee Copy Share Image
I feel that Jane's is really a vibe and a time. It wasn't like we were the Beatles. We didn't have crafty… — Eric Avery 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
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 it's a pop song, I don't really want to do pop songs, but they exist and sort of come out by… — Jason Pierce Copy Share Image
All my favourite pop songs are the most stupid ones, the ones that are the most obvious. — Charli XCX 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
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
'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song. — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
My first break was in my home country with some pop songs that became hits, writing for French singers Christophe & Francoise… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
With my first album, I was just simply trying to highlight problems within society and put it into pop songs. — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
There's so many different kinds of songs that could be pop songs. I don't think pop songs should sound the same. — Santigold Copy Share Image
“The first two tracks were pop songs from the 1970s, sung in Danish in a style that was best described as Abba… — Claire North Copy Share Image
I started off making music that made fun of pop; now I'm nominated for helping produce pop songs that aim to be… — Ricky Reed Copy Share Image
My songs are pop songs, they're rock songs. They're not way out there. You can tap your feet to them, you can… — Peaches Copy Share Image
I've covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don't think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
The best pop songs are the ones that show that person's personality. It's harder to do those singles because the stars, moon… — MO Copy Share Image
In my head, I actually think my songs are pop songs. I think, 'Damn, that's a pop song!' I can practice in… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
I love writing pop songs and I love the challenge. I love melodies and wanted it to be classy. I wanted it… — Courtney Jaye Copy Share Image
A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
Anyone would be embarrassed of what they did at 15 or 16. I listen back to that first record, and I'm like,… — Mandy Moore Copy Share Image
I think 'pop' can be a bit of a dirty word. People are very cool in Australia. They don't like to admit… — Ricki-Lee Coulter Copy Share Image
To look for some kind of insight or meaning in pop songs is not really - well there's plenty of other places… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with… — Sting Copy Share Image
To look for some kind of insight or meaning in pop songs is not really - well there's plenty of other places… — Jason Newsted Copy Share Image
Lolita' was written at a time when we were heavily listening to more dance, electronic, and trance, and then on the flip… — Jessica Origliasso Copy Share Image