Anthem Quote by M.I.A

In my head, I actually think my songs are pop songs. I think, 'Damn, that's a pop song!' I can practice in front of…

— M.I.A

For me, it's all about making a song that communicates something to a big crowd, but you still feel like it's authentic to who…

— MO

If I can sing along to it, it's pop music.

— Charli XCX

I never start a song thinking that it will be a pop song or super-edgy. I just do what my ears like, and when…

— G Flip

I'm really attracted to music that sort of toes that line between pop and avant-garde, that pushes the envelope of what you can get…

— Patrick Stump

I love a good pop song. I have no problem with the concept of doing that sort of thing. For me, it's usually what…

— Jon Foreman

Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let's put it this way.…

— Eddie Van Halen

I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not…

— Paloma Faith

Everyone's so hung up on "Are you pop?" or "Are you rock?" It's like, "Um, does this song make you want to dance, or…

— Adam Lambert

You want to embrace what the idea of pop music is. Not necessarily the stereotype of pop music; there was a time when you'd…

— Cedric Bixler-Zavala

A great pop song should be felt when you hear it.

— Max Martin

I love pop, but with an edge so that's what I'd say my music is. And quite controversial.

— Sarah Harding