Beauty can be found in simple things. Compare an orange with the Grand Canyon. One is simple and the other is complex, but there is beauty in both. There are times when simplicity is entirely appropriate. But there is a difference between simplicity and simple-mindedness.
Pop music is made for wide-spread acceptance at the expense of compositional integrity.
Pop music is made for entertainment, not edification, it is too easy to enjoy, it wears out quickly. But the gospel is not entertainment, and pop music is not a suitable vehicle for the gospel. The essence of true art is subtlety, but pop music is anything but subtle. When you are saturated with poor music, said Hodges, it is possible to lose the ability to appreciate greater beauty. Music is a language, and the style of music you enjoy may speak well within the limits of its own musical vocabulary, but, because of its limits, it will not be able to speak to as much of the human experience as can a style of music with a larger musical vocabulary.