Mainstream Taste Quotes

I'm mainstream, and I have pretty chart-tastic tastes. I don't often veer away from a big melodic song with big words for big stadiums.

I think everybody enjoys a little bit of Drake.

I tried a couple of pop writers - none of the big, big, big ones - but it didn't work for me. I do have a commercial voice; I'm not quirky. I'm very normal and that's probably why I like people like Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. It's no-nonsense. They sing well, and that's it.

People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be challenged to think.

I like trendy clothes just like everybody else does.

I'm a huge Top 40 lover.

Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.

Saying you like "Piano Man" doesn't mean you like Billy Joel; it means you're willing to go to a piano bar if there's nothing else to do

I have a very commercial appetite. I don't like to do high-brow things.

Los Angelenos dress like they've been focus-grouped.

I love mainstream music.

I'm a great pop culture lover, and I'm not a snob.