Lesley Gore Quotes

If you're talking triple threat of a writer, singer and actress, that would probably be Beyoncé. If Aaliyah were still here, she and Beyoncé would be neck and neck.

With the success of Immature, I wanted to start the group B2K, which ended up being one of the biggest urban boy bands in history.

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 Adele. Natasha Bedingfield is cool, those sort of people.

I'm listening to a lot of Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna. A lot of pop female artists. I have to say I'm pretty well-versed in the pop female category.

Oh, man, pop singers are terrible actors. We're all bad.

I love divas. Madonna, Mariah, Beyonce, Britney.

I think, for a long time, people thought I was a figment of Phil Spector's imagination because they knew The Crystals, they knew The Ronettes, they knew Bob B. Sox and the Blue Jeans, but had never had met Darlene Love.

I certainly enjoy Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and there is Fantasia; these people will be around a while. They've got it. They've got the 'it' factor.

I just love that whole Brill Building era. I will always regret not being there. That's where I belong.

Madonna's always going to be number one, but I'm definitely a Britney fan.

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

I grew up listening to such strong female solo artists. I love Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears.

Suddenly, I was in a category with Barbara Striesand, Olivia Newton John, Donna Summer, Carley Simon - it was kind of neat for me.

I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

I like Katy Perry. I like Kesha.

I would totally do a Madonna or Lady Gaga video.

I love singers like Hayley Williams from Paramore and Amy Lee from Evanescence.

All that pop that you see on the radio? It's just the worst crud I've ever heard in my life. It's designed to make money, and that's about it.

Women in country music have always been a staple and always been important.

I miss the outspoken pop stars like Lily Allen.

Back in the day, Motown was on the pulse of young America. It wasn't about just dope contemporary. It was pop, it was R&B, it was all of that.

I've always loved Dusty Springfield and Martha Reeves.

When I was managing Boyzone and Westlife there were screaming girls every night. If there wasn't a high-piched screaming, it was a bad gig. I got used to it.

Outside of Bounce, I listen to Beyonce, Sia, Rihanna.