I still love how Phil Spector turned teenage experiences into wonderful symphonies, but I find it a little more difficult to put myself in that place.
Joe GoddardPeople try to be more edgy, or write about that first explosive meeting between two people in a club, but not so much the long-term issues; I don't know how to write a song about teenage heartbreak anymore.
Joe GoddardThere's good stuff going on in modern pop music, but a lot of it is really materialistic and only about money.
Joe GoddardI really don't want to copy something to a great degree, but I love taking tiny ideas and putting them together.
Joe Goddard