MNEK Quotes

I want to have a record with Beyonce or Lady Gaga. They are both my inspirations. Especially Beyonce.

We love the great Disney songs - they have always inspired us in our work and in our lives! But for 'Let It Go,' we looked elsewhere - to powerful female singer-songwriters like Tori Amos, Aimee Mann, Sara Bareilles, Adele.

Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats.

There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

I naturally make commercial music: it's never been a calculated decision to make pop music. I'm a genuine pop music fan.

Not yet, but I do wanna work with Leona Lewis. I love her, she's so sweet! I think she's working on her album as well so I'd love to do a nice powerful female duet with her. I think our voices would blend really well. There's a couple of other people I'd love to work with - like Fergie, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.

When I first started, the very first body of music I made when I got signed to Atlantic were songs with titles like 'Unify' and 'You're Special.' And there's this song that reminds me of Meghan Trainor that I wrote, about a woman's body and not conforming, when I first started in music.

I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.

Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.

I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I'm in awe of her.

I'd really like to work with Gwen Stefani and Cee Lo.

'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.

I love female singer-songwriters!

I think that the stuff I write for pop music is terribly, terribly cheesy.

I love Charli XCX, so getting to work with her was really inspiring.

I used to write at home a lot. I used to write a bit for Girls Aloud.

I would love to do a video with Harry Styles and sit with him and talk about, like, his music and One Direction and everything he has going on and all his amazing songs that have been coming out.

I first fell in love with music when I was five years old because of 'Annie.' And then 'The Little Mermaid' really made me want to start singing. And then the fierce, amazing women of the '90s - Alanis Morrissette, Courtney Love, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Paula Cole, Patty Griffin - made me want to start writing.

I always wanted to do my solo album in English, because I grew up listening to a lot of pop artists and English-based songs.

I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna.

Justin Tranter is an incredible queer voice in pop music and he's writing for Justin Bieber: it's genius.

As a child, I wanted to be a singer, but that was only because I thought I could sing. I'd sing along to Brandy and Usher and *NSYNC.

Growing up, Missy Elliot and Janet Jackson were definitely major references.