I often thought that if I had been working with Mark James at American Studios, I would have had a pop hit before I ever moved out of Memphis. But that didn't happen.
My biggest successes were mainly in the pop market during the 80s.
The perception that if you're not on 'Top Of The Pops' you're dead and buried is a good one for pop music, because 'TOTP' is a catalyst or barometer for pop success.
I have no aspirations of world domination through the pop charts. None at all.
I want to produce more number one hits but not follow trends blindly! What I really hope to achieve in the long-term is to get that cross-over status such as Calvin Harris and Avicii. I'd love to be a household name in pop music.
'Push It,' to me, was very pop. And back then, you were called 'sell-out' to be pop.
The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field.
I tend to score with songs from Western pop music.
Bieber has taste and pull, which is as important to making quality pop as actual talent.
There's certain people that do pop well. Beyonce's one of them, Rihanna, Rita Ora, I could go on and on. You've got to recognise what your talent and niche is.
