When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.
I think we're in a very low point of music right now.
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!
Vine is where 'Don't' started popping off. A lot of famous Viners used the song, and that was crazy because I had never been a part of something like that. I drank champagne for the first time when it got 100,000 plays.
I think people were looking for something new in the EDM scene and found it in my music.
The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.
When we started, our style of music wasn't on MTV. It wasn't cool, and it wasn't popular. The only bands who were even kind of similar were Blink-182 and Green Day. But we don't sound like those bands, even if people throw us in that category now.
I don't think a reggaeton song will break again like 'Gasolina' did.
Everybody's all up on the EDM bandwagon now, because it's, like, another viable conduit for traditional pop music to ride for a bit so they can get out of their little stagnant pool and make a dance hit.
I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.
There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English music, but before then American music was the main thing.
Back in the day, when 'Pony' came out, I don't believe there was anyone that could dance like me.
When 'Joker' came out in '73, I finally got a viral hit. Every DJ who heard it played it.
I think that boy bands as a whole are really coming back.
Beck's 'Hell Yes' was the most game changing video ever.
Prince might be bringing that low sound back, because he has that double bass.
We call them impact songs, and people buy impact songs. But you just never know what those songs are going to be. One of those songs that really went through the roof for us was 'Big Green Tractor,' which I thought was kind of a fun little ditty song that I never in a million years thought would be as big as it was. But it was.
Adele is selling millions of records, and everybody tries to sing like Adele.
I pursue what I think is the most trendy music at the moment.
Oh yeah, that was the thing to do at that time. This was before the new wave of bebop started.
In my opinion, it seems like music is taking a bit of a turn. Look at Mumford and Sons, and the Lumineers. It seems like people and music fans are enjoying the more artistic side of music, and that popular music is taking a turn and accepting that, so I appreciate that.
Obviously Spawn was at the top of the charts at that point so you get a lot of opportunities.
PnB is like a movement, a whole movement is going on.
When I was growing up there was a product made by Sony called the Sony Walkman - a rage, everyone had to have one. Well, you don't hear about the Walkman anymore.
'Mi Gente' is a song that embodies a special moment in music - a new sound of a Latino culture on the rise and being embraced globally.
