Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

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.

— Max Martin

It's music. It's supposed to be fun and inspirational. You have to be inspired. If I did it because it was my…

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

I believe you have to start with yourself, think about your bad habits and prejudices, not only in your profession but generally…

— Max Martin

When pop culture can influence things in any way, when a song becomes something bigger than just a song, that's the greatest…

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

Singing involves a great deal of psychology.

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

If the artist isn't having a great day or finds it all boring, my role becomes that of a coach. Getting the…

— Max Martin

Life is so much easier without the attention.

— Max Martin

Nothing wrong about EDM. Great songs came out of it, but there was a period when everything had to have a pace…

— Max Martin

The producer should decide what kind of music is being made, what it's going to sound like - all of it: the…

— Max Martin

I just believe in collaboration. I mean, I've written songs on my own, you know, but I think if the artist has…

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

I believe in the cause, and I believe in the people, and by supporting Music Rights Awareness, I very much hope -…

— Max Martin

I try to make the songs as good as I can - the way I like it, you know? And I guess…

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin

You can hear songs that are technically great, songs that tick all the boxes. But for a song to be felt, you…

— Max Martin

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

— Max Martin