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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.

— Robbie Williams

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

You know, I am a mainstream person with mainstream tastes, and I want to hear the hits.

— Robbie Williams

I really want my music to go mainstream.

— Yandel

I have a pretty wide range of musical tastes.

— Lee DeWyze

I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.

— J. Cole

I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.

— Priyanka Chopra

It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters.

— Helen Slater

I don't think I'm mainstream. I think what I am is lots and lots of different cults. And when you get lots and lots of small groups who like you a lot, they add up to a big group without ever actually becoming mainstream.

— Neil Gaiman

My audience is a huge part of my success, so I see us as a team. They send me tons of song requests every day. Some of the songs I've never heard before, but I listen to them and then pick the ones that I love.

— Lindsey Stirling

✗Opposing Perspectives

I think the best songs are being written by the very under-stated, under-appreciated indie artists. The thing that separates them from mainstream success is they either consciously or unknowingly refuse to deliver on a big chorus.

— Ryan Tedder

I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted.

— Pat Metheny