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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. "

Max Martin

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Perfectionist

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You need a balance at all times. If the verse is a bit messy, you need it to be less messy right after. It needs to vary. 'Shake It Off' is a good example, where the math behind the drama is pretty clear. "

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

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

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

" 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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" 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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" I've never been cool. "

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

" I spent two years day and night in that studio trying to learn what the hell was going on. "

" 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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Influence

Just

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

" 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. "

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

" I love being part of the ASCAP family of songwriters and composers. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

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

" Nothing wrong about EDM. Great songs came out of it, but there was a period when everything had to have a pace of 128 bpm and be DJ-related. "

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

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

" Life is so much easier without the attention. "

" Singing involves a great deal of psychology. "