Chris Martin Quotes

One Direction. Proper pop band. There has to be a band that people want to scream at. I don't think I've ever behaved like a pop star.

You look at what One Direction has done and just say, 'That is just lucky;' it is not. It is happening because they are talented boys, good looking lads; and yes, their songs might not be the typical songs that lots of radios want to play, but they are great songs, pop records, that are massive across the world selling in huge numbers.

I've not met a soul who wants to see The Wanted over One Direction. The thirst for those boys is insane.

The thing with One Direction is they were massive worldwide. They were going from continent to continent, right across America.

[Miley Cyrus] got a fantastic voice. I do think she's a fantastic artist and does great songs. I wish her all the best.

I don't mind One Direction. They're harmless, aren't they?

I think 'pop' can be a bit of a dirty word. People are very cool in Australia. They don't like to admit that they like pop. There are people who listen to Triple J and cool stuff like that, but commercial radio is massive, and if you look at the sales of the pop songs every week, people love pop music.

The pop world has really opened its doors.

Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head.

One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.

Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the most.

I've got a song on One Direction's album called 'Tell Me A Lie'. It's a really cute song - I love it. I loved that they liked it. They sound really great on it. I already have it - I'm so VIP with my copy on my computer! It does sound really good.

Any vehicle that conveys great songs and the ability to perform them, whether it's 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys or One Direction, is all good.

We're all big fans of pop music; this is definitely the direction we've always wanted to head in.

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 don't like a lot of pop music. But I like the idea of pop music.

I love One Direction. I like Eminem.

I think the Jonas Brothers are really sexy in America.

Pop just means popular - it can be any genre, and if it becomes popular, then it's pop music.

Jonas Brothers fans are a force to be reckoned with.

Bribes and boy bands. That’s all you need to be a babysitter.

That culture, of looking at catchy music as a negative thing, is weird. It has nothing to do with me, or the music I was into growing up. The Stones and the Beatles only tried to write hits. Every Motown song, every Credence Clearwater song - they were trying to write hits.

I think particularly in music, popularity os a very fickle thing. You're only as good as your last song.

Hit songs did not come out of musicals. Pop-rock was creating the hits. There were very few songs that made the charts out of any Broadway musical.

My guilty pleasure is One Direction.