Max Martin Quotes
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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 love being part of the ASCAP family of songwriters and composers.
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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.
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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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Sometimes you have to think about letting people move on.
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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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The sound itself, the production, is of such great importance that it has become an integrated part of the composition.
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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.
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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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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.
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There are so many traps, so many ways of getting screwed in this business.
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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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It's one thing to speak about it and another to actually do something about it.
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I've never been cool.