I think all of the best songs are about heartbreak and love.
Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.
I think all the best songs do that they offer some sort of hope and light in the darkness.
New songs are liked the best.
I love so many songs from the '80s, but I'm obliged to the big ones.
I love songs that have a rocking and grooving feeling.
I've written songs everywhere, and I think the place does matter.
I started writing songs at age 15.
I tend to write songs that are about something pretty specific. A lot of them tell some kind of little made-up story.
A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.
A lot of my songs are about being a teenager with a tornado in your head.
Bigger shows, songs on the radio, more people aware of what I'm doing… all that, I'm ready!
ABBA songs are so anthemic, and so ingrained in your system, that you can't really remember when you heard them.
There's songs like 'Africa' that just have kind of become part of pop culture.
SAD!' is definitely one of my go-to songs when I want to vibe.
Some songs go super-quick; some take a really long time.
I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
Great songs stand out wherever they're from.
Smiths songs certainly have an astonishing afterlife.
A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there.
I say no to songs more often than I say yes.
We write songs that hit different people at different ages where they live.
My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.
The songs that I've done represent partying, so when people come see me in Vegas they know that they're going to have a good time.
The thing with One Direction songs is that you can probably break them all down to an acoustic guitar and vocal.
I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.
I think that there are a lot of songs that are my favorite, but in terms of personal style, I still look back on the unit TTS.
My songs always speak of love, that's the way I like them.
I was writing songs from when I was 12. My songs always came from questions that I need answers for.
