Avril Lavigne Quotes

I was first introduced to Kiesza when I saw her perform 'Hideaway' on Jimmy Kimmel's show. It was the most incredible thing I've ever seen.

There was a point when dancing to music became cheesy after the boy band era of NSync and Backstreet Boys, but there were always those who craved that kind of visual satisfaction. K-Pop really filled that void, because it's so geared to spectacle.

I always wanted to make a pop record. I'm a dancer myself, so I want to make something that people listen to and just want to dance to.

I used to walk around trying to do the Britney Spears growl: 'Oh, baby, baby.'

I would totally do a Madonna or Lady Gaga video.

My favorite singer was Shania Twain. I would love for her to sing with me. And J. Lo - they are my favorites.

When I first heard Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way,' I looked out the window for the car alarm going off.

A lot of the inspiration for my album 'Rules' was the cheekiness of Aqua.

I love to sing some Beyonce - ya know, like 'All the Single Ladies.' I'll sing that - maybe not with the body shakin' - but I'll have a little bit of the hand movement going on.

I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to?

Gwen Stefani's style and flow I just love. She is so cool to me!

I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.

I really like Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj's song, the 'Bang Bang' song. It's the new 'Lady Marmalade.' So good.

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set together, have some hit songs and play them over and over.

I think 'Rather Be' is an amazingly written pop song with incredible production.

Pop music is not a threatening style of music.

I hear a really good pop song every now and then. 'ROAR' by Katy Perry, I love that! 'Poker Face'... Oh! What a song! And 'Rolling in the Deep'... Oh!

Dance music is Madonna's base. It's what she likes, it's what she listens to. It's not anything other than that. She doesn't read what's on the charts. And if it's on time, great. This is who she is.

I like folk songs, but ten horses couldn't bring me to a concert or an opera.

I would love to do top of pops as a grandma.

If you asked me what pop is right now. I'd say hip hop.

I used to dress up like Michael Jackson. I didn't have the glove, but I had a red jacket like in 'Thriller.'

I love my pop music.

Pop music should be about young people.

I've been performing since I was very little, about three years old. I was inspired at first by the MTV artists of the '80s and started putting on 'shows' in the apartment, most of them set to Michael Jackson's 'Bad' album. In my mind, there was a full lighting rig behind me... but it was just a couch.