Shane Filan Quotes

We're really, like, big fans of Destiny's Child.

I wanted to have a go at a pop career. My first single, 'Baby I Don't Care', was a hit, and the second, 'Bye Bye Boy', reached the Top 20.

I was very disenchanted in the industry for a long time before I met GaGa. Everyone wanted a 'Single Ladies' for their artist, or a Puffy move.

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.

I think it would be cool to maybe do something with Ed Sheeran. That would be awesome and interesting. He writes amazing songs, and I could easily hear Backstreet Boys sing 'Shape Of You.'

I would love to do a duet with Gavin Degraw. Or Ed Sheeran.

I really want to make a great record, like my 'Rumours' or 'Thriller.'

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.

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

I wanna do a song with Bruno Mars.

If 'Emotions in Motion' comes out right, I can write the book on the formula rock star.

Not yet, but I do wanna work with Leona Lewis. I love her, she's so sweet! I think she's working on her album as well so I'd love to do a nice powerful female duet with her. I think our voices would blend really well. There's a couple of other people I'd love to work with - like Fergie, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.

I love Katy Perry! She gave me a song for my second album.

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit.

My dream collaboration would probably be Sam Smith.

Maybe it's because One Direction was just on 'SNL,' or because I'm playing The Wanted on my Top 40 show, but in terms of boy bands, we're seeing this resurgence, and it's happening, whether you like it or not!

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.

This is sort of not expected, but I would love to produce a record for Missy Elliott. It would be totally different, but she makes party music. 'Lose Control' was my favorite song when I was in 5th or 6th grade.

If you can have Ed Sheeran on your record, you may as well.

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

Chris Brown is a fantastic artist and songwriter and to be able to work with him was kind of unbelievable.

Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.

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!

I'd really like to work with Gwen Stefani and Cee Lo.

Metal is still the biggest music now in America.