Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
Charli XCX is able to write these really catchy, sexy, irreverent, fun hooks.
Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats.
Formerly known as The Muslims, The Soft Pack brings a lot of swagger to its garage-rock sound. There's a load of gimmick-free confidence in the band's hooks, as its distorted guitars and driving drums demonstrate that less can be more.
When you're sitting ringside, there's a primal thing there that hooks into violence and excitement. It's just two guys going at it in the ring - there's no team, no one to pass the ball to - and there's a certain excitement to that.
What we're most known for is the catchy choruses and the big hooks.
I'm used to producing all of my projects, doing all the beats, and writing all the hooks.
I didn't want to take the guitar solos down note-for-note, but more or less use them as a map, and keep all the hooks from the guitar playing, and let myself come through.
Once they get their hooks into you, you're a dead pigeon.
What's the essence of the Go-Go's? Great melodies, guitar hooks, driving drums. All of that.
