Adopted Quote by Colin Meloy

Composers now just don't have the depth of inspiration for melody. Most of the lyrics of the pop songs you hear today are repetitious.…

— Rudy Vallee

I've always had an ear for melodies, and they veer pop. My lyrics are more country - what I love is the storytelling and…

— Maren Morris

Pop music really is a love and a joy and a science [of songwriting].

— Halsey

Pop music has progressed.

— Anonymous

I've always been a pop artist.

— B. J. Thomas

Pop music follows the evolution of society in general: Everything moves faster.

— Max Martin

My lyrics are more country - what I love is the storytelling and the structure, how tight the rhymes can be. But pop melodies…

— Maren Morris

I've always been drawn to ambiguity in pop music.

— Ezra Furman

We've never tried to make timeless music like, say, Bruce Springsteen. But we've come to realize that maybe we've had more of an influence…

— Russell Mael

Pop music thrives on repetition. You know a song's a hit when you've heard it so often that you'll be happy never to hear…

— James Surowiecki

Sometimes I write songs that just come out in a pop format because I grew up on melody and these amazing artists during the…

— Robyn

There's still substance and depth, but we a have a different approach to what we think that lyrics to pop music can be.

— Russell Mael