Max Martin Quotes
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I love being part of the ASCAP family of songwriters and composers.
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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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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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Sometimes you have to think about letting people move on.
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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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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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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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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.