Pete Townshend Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

I know what it takes to put a record together, so I'm not looking for people to come in and shape it.

I just feel like the songs that come out are the songs that come.

I love Lady Gaga, Rihanna - all the pop girls like Katy Perry. I think Miley Cyrus is very talented, too. Apart from the visuals, which you may like or not like, but her music is quite good, actually. 'Wrecking Ball' is quite a good song, and she sang it really nicely.

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

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.

Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.

Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.

Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the USA' kills me with jealousy. The melodies are out-of-control beautiful.

Being a pop artist or making music like a jingle or something - I don't do that.

Someone like Katy Perry - I like her writing because I listen to music as a songwriter. I like a lot of her songs - like, 'Firework' is a song that I think I could write.

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

When I was still in the Yardbirds, our producer, Mickie Most, would always try to get us to record all these horrible songs. During one session, we recorded 'Ten Little Indians,' an extremely silly song that featured a truly awful brass arrangement.

I'm so into making music and being behind the scenes. I'm such a visionary person that I don't see myself being the person in front of the camera or the person in front of the mic.

Fifth Harmony is definitely our first love... it's always been the foundation of everything.

When you are busy with all the live shows and bands, world music and jazz music, it takes time to come back and do a pop album. It needs its own length of time.

I make popular music but I'm not necessarily a pop produce.

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.

When I think about the songs I might record, I ask myself, 'Can I picture anybody I know back home sitting in their truck cranking this up?'

My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna.