First Quote by Declan McKenna

If you listen to my record, I'm just honest about stupid stuff most normal people wouldn't put in a pop song.

— Kesha

People don't make albums any more. It's always about singles. I wanted to take that old-school approach.

— ASAP Rocky

I don't think I could make a pop album.

— Linda Perry

I have a borderline-embarrassing obsession with pop music.

— Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.

— Paul Simon

When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote about. So…

— Erin McKeown

It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had…

— Jeff Lynne

When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world.

— Michael Franti

My first album is a lot of my personal experiences. I wanted people to relate to what I've been through.

— Rebecca Ferguson

“What came first, the music or the misery? Did I listen to music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened…

— Nick Hornby

When I deal with my struggles in my songs, I feel like most people are going to identify with my struggles because they are…

— Corey Smith

I think making an album is a difficult thing.

— Alison Goldfrapp