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" A great pop song should be felt when you hear it. "
You
Felt
Great
" As songwriters, we are lucky to have ASCAP on our side, offering support and fighting for our rights. "
Fighting
Support
Lucky
" I believe in the cause, and I believe in the people, and by supporting Music Rights Awareness, I very much hope - and believe - we can make a difference. "
Hope
Make A Difference
Music
" I believe you have to start with yourself, think about your bad habits and prejudices, not only in your profession but generally in life. Why do I assume that a doctor is a man? Something is indoctrinated from very early on. "
Yourself
Life
Doctor
" I don't think most people who listen to music are that interested in all the work that goes into making it. It's the artist you like. "
Work
People
Music
" I first began with the recorder in our community music school. After that, I played horn and participated in the school orchestra. "
Community
Our
School
" If nobody recognizes you, if nobody cares, it's easier to avoid getting carried away. That's way harder if you're a famous artist. "
Nobody Cares
Way
You
" If the artist isn't having a great day or finds it all boring, my role becomes that of a coach. Getting the very best out of the artist. Helping them perform at their very best when it's game time. One way to get them there is to bring them out of their comfort zones. "
Artist
Best
Day
" If the chords change a lot over the course of a song, it's better to stay within the same melodic structure. "
Better
Change
Structure
" If you listen to the first, second, and third chorus of a song, they don't sound the same. It's the same melody and all that, but what really happens is that the energy changes. It's all about getting the listener to keep his or her concentration. "
Listen
Her
Energy
" If you've got a verse with a lot of rhythm, you want to pair it with something that doesn't. "
Something
Pair
Got
" I just believe in collaboration. I mean, I've written songs on my own, you know, but I think if the artist has something to bring to the table - someone like Pink, for instance - where they have something to say, it makes your job easier and more special. "
Job
Think
Pink
" I love being part of the ASCAP family of songwriters and composers. "
Part
Being
Composers
" I'm a perfectionist. "
Perfectionist
" I remember that I started playing brass - not so much because I had a calling but because I thought it looked cool. "
Much
Remember
Thought
" I spent two years day and night in that studio trying to learn what the hell was going on. "
Day
Hell
Learn
" I thought it was so cool that all you knew about Prince was about his artistry and music. "
Thought
You
Music
" I try to make the songs as good as I can - the way I like it, you know? And I guess my taste sometimes happens to be what other people, particularly radio programmers, like too. "
Know
Good
People
" It's incredibly important to me that you remember a song right after the first or second time you hear it. That something sticks to you, something that makes you feel, 'I need to hear that song again.' That's fundamental. Something you want again. And again. "
Important
You
Remember
" It's music. It's supposed to be fun and inspirational. You have to be inspired. If I did it because it was my 'job,' and I only did it to make money, I don't think I'd still be doing it. "
Job
Fun
Inspirational
" It's never like, 'Now I'm going to sit down and write this or that kind of song.' The melodies may show up in the car, in the shower. "
Now
Song
Down
" It's one thing to speak about it and another to actually do something about it. "
Speak
One Thing
About
" I've learned that things change. The whole boy band thing almost turned into a stock market crash. "
Stock Market
Change
Things
" I've never been cool. "
Never
Cool
Been
" I want to be part of every note, every single moment going on in the studio. I want nothing forgotten; I want nothing missed. "
Want
Single
Moment
" Life is so much easier without the attention. "
Attention
Much
Life
" My tastes have always been pretty cheesy. I like Def Leppard. At the same time, my tastes might be pretty universal. I don't know. "
Time
Pretty
Like
" Nothing wrong about EDM. Great songs came out of it, but there was a period when everything had to have a pace of 128 bpm and be DJ-related. "
Pace
Everything
Great
" Pop music follows the evolution of society in general: Everything moves faster. "
Society
Everything
Evolution
" Singing involves a great deal of psychology. "
Deal
Great
Psychology
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