Charlie Simpson Quotes

When I was a teenager, I had a record company after me. They wanted me to be a pop act. They said they wanted me to be the next Sonia. I was 16 at the time. I said, 'No thank you.'

It was a fun job but I'd never claim Busted was anything other than a pop band.

When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston.

I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice.

What we learned quite early on is what was really important to early British pop that we produced-and this is where we were distinct from almost everybody else in this respect-is that it had to reflect exactly what the audience wanted us to say.

As far as One Direction goes, and Mindless Behavior and all the other bands, I'm all for it, and if there's ever an opportunity to work with them, that'd be great.

I never minded being thought of as a pop star. People have always thought I wanted to be seen as a serious musician, but I didn't, I just wanted people to know that I was absolutely serious about pop music.

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.

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

I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn't afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.

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.

I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living.

I think Lady Gaga is talented. Madonna is talented, and the flair that Michael Jackson had. He was talented! Whatever it is that they do, they must be doing something right. They do have an audience out there, so I respect that.

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

The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular.

The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids.

I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.

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.

I'm a businesswoman. I am a music lover. I like for people to like my music. When you listen to top 40 radio, you hear pop stuff. You hear rock stuff. You hear all these different influences.

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn't.

I would totally do a Madonna or Lady Gaga video.

I've always wanted to write pop music. I never wanted to be cool or make a hipster record.

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

Kids love Lady Gaga because she's a freak, and she's one of the few people doing that, but unfortunately, Lady Gaga hasn't got the tunes. She's not David Bowie or Roxy Music.