80s Quote by Peter Steele

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

I like a lot of older, '60s or '70s-style songwriting.

— Borns

I've written songs since the beginning of the 80s.

— Lenny Henry

I love music and songwriters from the '60s and '70s.

— Jesse Plemons

Whenever I wrote songs - particularly back then - it would always be for a particular artist.

— Allen Toussaint

When it comes to songwriting, I grew up in the Seventies listening to AM radio. So I've all these pop songs running through my…

— Paul Gilbert

That's the great thing about music. You can find some '60s pop record and feel completely invigorated by it, even though it's so old.

— Kathleen Hanna

A lot of the time, I don't actually relate to what I'm writing about in pop songs.

— Sia

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has…

— Alicia Keys

Why can't you write a great pop song when you are 85? Maybe you can.

— Tim Finn

I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.

— Benmont Tench

I've just always written songs in a style that appeal to me personally.

— Lyle Lovett