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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. "

Max Martin

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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. "

Max Martin

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Just

" I remember that I started playing brass - not so much because I had a calling but because I thought it looked cool. "

" 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. "

" There are so many traps, so many ways of getting screwed in this business. "

" I'm a perfectionist. "

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Perfectionist

" A great pop song should be felt when you hear it. "

" If you've got a verse with a lot of rhythm, you want to pair it with something that doesn't. "

" Pop music follows the evolution of society in general: Everything moves faster. "

" There was a phase when I and people around me listened to Prince a lot. A lot. We took Prince fandom to the extreme. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Max Martin

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" The sound itself, the production, is of such great importance that it has become an integrated part of the composition. "

" Singing involves a great deal of psychology. "

" 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. "

" I've learned that things change. The whole boy band thing almost turned into a stock market crash. "

" When I was young, people didn't even really know what a producer was. "

" If the chords change a lot over the course of a song, it's better to stay within the same melodic structure. "

" As songwriters, we are lucky to have ASCAP on our side, offering support and fighting for our rights. "

" It's music. It's supposed to be fun and inspirational. You have to be inspired. If I did it because it was my 'job,' and I only did it to make money, I don't think I'd still be doing it. "

" I thought it was so cool that all you knew about Prince was about his artistry and music. "

" Sometimes you have to think about letting people move on. "

" I've never been cool. "

" I believe in the cause, and I believe in the people, and by supporting Music Rights Awareness, I very much hope - and believe - we can make a difference. "

" It's one thing to speak about it and another to actually do something about it. "

" 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. "

Max Martin

Time

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" I first began with the recorder in our community music school. After that, I played horn and participated in the school orchestra. "

" 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. "

" 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. "