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.
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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 was raised on pop music.
When I was a kid, I went through a lot of musical phases, and one was when I'd learn everything that The Beatles ever recorded. After I started drums, I fell in love with their music so much that I just wanted to learn everything.
I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.
I don't hate pop music. I liked the Beatles, but then, I knew them.
Some people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old.
I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.
I grew up listening to most of my parents' music like The Beatles and ABBA and all that stuff.
I've been writing songs since I was a little boy. You know, I think I wrote my first song when I was 11.
Most of the people who write pop music were outsiders at some time in their life.
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