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" I love being part of the ASCAP family of songwriters and composers. "
Max Martin
Part
Being
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" I'm a perfectionist. "
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" If you listen to the first, second, and third chorus of a song, they don't sound the same. It's the same melody and all that, but what really happens is that the energy changes. It's all about getting the listener to keep his or her concentration. "
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" I try to make the songs as good as I can - the way I like it, you know? And I guess my taste sometimes happens to be what other people, particularly radio programmers, like too. "
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" I believe you have to start with yourself, think about your bad habits and prejudices, not only in your profession but generally in life. Why do I assume that a doctor is a man? Something is indoctrinated from very early on. "
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" It's one thing to speak about it and another to actually do something about it. "
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About
" A great pop song should be felt when you hear it. "
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" I remember that I started playing brass - not so much because I had a calling but because I thought it looked cool. "
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" When pop culture can influence things in any way, when a song becomes something bigger than just a song, that's the greatest thing to me. "
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" If the chords change a lot over the course of a song, it's better to stay within the same melodic structure. "
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Change
Structure
" When I was young, people didn't even really know what a producer was. "
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Young
Producer
" I want to be part of every note, every single moment going on in the studio. I want nothing forgotten; I want nothing missed. "
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Single
Moment
" Pop music follows the evolution of society in general: Everything moves faster. "
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Society
Everything
Evolution
" Sometimes you have to think about letting people move on. "
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You
Think
" I just believe in collaboration. I mean, I've written songs on my own, you know, but I think if the artist has something to bring to the table - someone like Pink, for instance - where they have something to say, it makes your job easier and more special. "
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Job
Think
Pink
" If nobody recognizes you, if nobody cares, it's easier to avoid getting carried away. That's way harder if you're a famous artist. "
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Nobody Cares
Way
You
" The producer should decide what kind of music is being made, what it's going to sound like - all of it: the why, when, and how. "
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Kind
Going
" It's never like, 'Now I'm going to sit down and write this or that kind of song.' The melodies may show up in the car, in the shower. "
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Now
Song
Down
" There are so many traps, so many ways of getting screwed in this business. "
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Business
Screwed
Many
" You can hear songs that are technically great, songs that tick all the boxes. But for a song to be felt, you need something else. "
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Hear
Boxes
You
" I first began with the recorder in our community music school. After that, I played horn and participated in the school orchestra. "
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Community
Our
School
" As songwriters, we are lucky to have ASCAP on our side, offering support and fighting for our rights. "
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Fighting
Support
Lucky
" I don't think most people who listen to music are that interested in all the work that goes into making it. It's the artist you like. "
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Work
People
Music
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Deal
Great
Psychology
" I thought it was so cool that all you knew about Prince was about his artistry and music. "
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Sound
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" My tastes have always been pretty cheesy. I like Def Leppard. At the same time, my tastes might be pretty universal. I don't know. "
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" It's incredibly important to me that you remember a song right after the first or second time you hear it. That something sticks to you, something that makes you feel, 'I need to hear that song again.' That's fundamental. Something you want again. And again. "
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" If the artist isn't having a great day or finds it all boring, my role becomes that of a coach. Getting the very best out of the artist. Helping them perform at their very best when it's game time. One way to get them there is to bring them out of their comfort zones. "
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Day