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Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.

— Eddie Van Halen

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Pop comes from the word 'popular,' which means that it could be anything that appeals to any group of people. When you talk about general masses, I think there's elements in every kind of music that can reach a broad audience.

— Anwar Robinson

I think people who just know me from my band think I don't like pop music. The truth is I love pop music.

— Pete Wentz

Pop music allows you to be who you are without having to wear a social uniform or to conform, which some people find impossible to do.

— Siobhan Fahey

I used to be afraid to use the word 'pop' to describe my music, but underneath my tough, bad-girl sound, there's some fun.

— Elle King

The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people's perceptions of what the word pop means.

— Kimbra

I don't care about the word 'pop'. The Beatles were pop; it's just what's popular.

— Jake Bugg

If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.

— Jon Secada

I am totally unapologetic about pop music.

— Mika

I love pop music because you can really see what's currently happening in society.

— Marina and the Diamonds

✗Opposing Perspectives

Pop music can absorb so many peculiar talents, ranging from the completely nonmusical poseur who just uses music as a kind of springboard for a sense of style, to people who just love putting all that complicated stuff together, brick by brick, on their computers, to people like me who like playing conceptual games and being surprised.

— Brian Eno