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

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

I like the Beatles, of course, but that's when I grew up.

I didn't like any British music before The Beatles. For me, it was all about black American music. But then I became a successful pop singer, even though the kind of music I liked was more elitist, which is what I'm trying to get back to.

My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I've learned to write pop songs.

I love the Beatles.

I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.

I've always liked pop music. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with the avant-garde rock scene, because I think I was sort of swimming the wrong way, really.

I love the Beatles. Now I know I'm a good few decades late on this one, but I've always been behind the curve.