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I guess a good song is a good song is a good song, ya know.
Good music is timeless, whether it's a country song, rock, or R&B.
When I do music I don't think about urban music, pop or country, I just think about a good song.
I felt my music wasn't aiming at anybody. Everything I was doing was because it was a good song.
Whenever I'm writing a song, if I have an idea for the music video, that's how I know it's a good song.
I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter?
I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. 'Cars' is probably the only true pop song I ever wrote. I wish I could write more, but I'm not very good at it.
If people stop being interested, it's because you haven't written a good enough album. Music will always be the most powerful thing. It doesn't matter what record labels or journalists say. It's the song.
Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that they know how to write a really good pop song that highlights lead singer Adam Levine's falsetto.
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew my jazz background, suggested I try big-band music, so we spent a year experimenting with it in concert, and the audience reaction was really good.