This man wrote your favorite songs (and you don't know him)

Summary

Ce script de vidéo révèle l'incroyable talent de Max Martin, le plus grand compositeur de chansons mondialement reconnu. Malgré son manque de notoriété, son travail est célèbre dans l'industrie musicale. En 2024, il a battu un record avec 27 titres numéro un sur le Billboard Hot 100. Né en Suède, Martin est entré dans la musique pop en tant que chanteur de rock glam, avant de devenir l'un des producteurs et compositeurs les plus influents de notre époque. La vidéo explore sa carrière à travers ses succès, ses méthodes de composition et son approche minimaliste et accessible à la création de hits.

Takeaways

• 🎵 Max Martin est considéré comme l'un des plus grands auteurs-compositeurs de la musique populaire mondiale, ayant écrit ou co-écrit de nombreux tubes internationaux.
• 🏆 Il a obtenu 27 numéros un sur le Billboard Hot 100, et en 2024, il a battu le record pour le plus grand nombre de crédits de producteur numéro un.
• 🎸 Max Martin est né en Suède et a grandi dans un environnement musical grâce au système d'éducation musicale public de la Suède, qu'il remercie pour ses succès.
• 👤 Avant de devenir célèbre sous son nom de scène, il était le chanteur et leader d'un groupe de rock glam appelé 'It's Alive', où il s'appelait Martin White.
• 📼 Après que le groupe 'It's Alive' ait échoué et été licencié par leur label, le propriétaire du label, Dennis Pop, a vu le potentiel de Max Martin et l'a invité à apprendre dans les studios de production.
• 🔧 Max Martin a passé des années à apprendre l'art de la production musicale, même s'il ne savait initialement pas ce que faisait un producteur.
• 🎼 Il a écrit des chansons de succès par lui-même, prouvant qu'il pouvait réussir sans les autres membres de son groupe initial.
• 🌐 Après la mort de Dennis Pop, Martin a continué sa carrière en ouvrant ses propres studios, Maratones, et a écrit de nombreux tubes pour divers artistes.
• 📈 Max Martin croit que les premières secondes d'une chanson sont cruciales pour qu'elle devienne un hit, car elles doivent être reconnaissables immédiatement.
• 🎤 Il accorde une grande importance à la sonorité de la mélodie, estimant que cela peut être plus important que les paroles elles-mêmes.
• 🔍 Martin est très secretif et préfère rester en arrière-plan, car la renommée le terrifie et il estime que cela n'est pas sain.

Q & A

Qui est considéré comme le meilleur auteur-compositeur dans le monde selon le script ?

Max Martin est considéré comme le meilleur auteur-compositeur dans le monde selon le script.

Combien de tubes de Max Martin ont atteint le numéro un sur le Billboard Hot 100 ?

27 des tubes écrits ou co-écrits par Max Martin ont atteint le numéro un sur le Billboard Hot 100.

Quel est le premier tube numéro un de Max Martin ?

Le premier tube numéro un de Max Martin est 'I Still Believe'.

D'où vient Max Martin et quels sont ses origines ?

Max Martin est né le 26 février 1971 à Stockholm, en Suède. Son père était policier et sa mère enseignante.

Quel était le nom d'emprunt de Max Martin lorsqu'il était le chanteur principal d'un groupe ?

Lorsqu'il était le chanteur principal d'un groupe, Max Martin s'appelait Martin White.

Quel est le rôle de Dennis Pop dans la carrière de Max Martin ?

Dennis Pop, propriétaire d'un label musical et producteur, a vu le potentiel de Max Martin et l'a invité à apprendre dans les studios de production, ce qui a été un tournant dans sa carrière.

Quelle est la philosophie de Max Martin sur la création de son premier tube numéro un ?

La philosophie de Max Martin sur la création de son premier tube numéro un est que les premiers quelques secondes comptent et doivent être reconnaissables immédiatement.

Quel est le secret de Max Martin pour écrire un tube hit selon le script ?

Le secret de Max Martin pour écrire un tube hit est d'avoir une mélodie simple mais intéressante, tout en restant unique.

Quel est le plus grand défi que Max Martin ait rencontré dans sa carrière ?

L'un des plus grands défis de Max Martin a été d'attendre 8 ans pour obtenir un autre numéro un après son deuxième succès.

Quel est le sentiment de Max Martin sur la célébrité et la vie privée ?

Max Martin est très discret et craint la célébrité. Il a choisi de rester privé pour éviter les distractions et se concentrer sur la musique.

Quelle est la réaction de Max Martin face aux critiques et aux opinions des autres dans la création musicale ?

Max Martin n'estime pas toujours que son goût est le meilleur dans la salle. Il est ouvert aux opinions des autres, fait parfois des compromis et respecte les talents des autres artistes.

Outlines

00:00

🎵 Le génie de Max Martin, le plus grand auteur-compositeur de chansons 🎵

Ce paragraphe introduit Max Martin comme l'un des plus grands auteurs-compositeurs de chansons, inconnu du grand public mais responsable de tubes internationaux tels que 'You Belong With Me' et 'I Knew You Were Trouble'. Le narrateur exprime son admiration pour Martin, le considérant comme le meilleur auteur-compositeur au monde, et partage son expérience de concert récente. Il mentionne également les 27 titres qui ont atteint la première place du Billboard Hot 100, un record pour un producteur. L'origine de Martin en Suède, son parcours musical et son approche discrète de la carrière musicale sont également évoqués.

05:00

🎶 L'évolution de Max Martin, de la scène à la production musicale 🎶

Ce paragraphe explore les débuts de Max Martin en tant que chanteur de rock glam dans le groupe 'It's Alive', son passage à l'ombre avec le stage name 'Martin White', et sa transition vers la pop music cachée. Il raconte l'histoire de Martin qui a passé des années à apprendre l'art de la production musicale dans les studios de Cherron, malgré son manque initial de connaissances sur le métier. La mort du propriétaire des studios, Dennis Pop, a poussé Martin à poursuivre sa carrière avec succès, ouvrant ses propres studios, Maratone, et continuant l'héritage de Pop. Des anecdotes sur la créativité et le processus de travail de Martin sont également partagées.

10:03

🏆 Les succès et les secrets de Max Martin, l'auteur-compositeur巨星 🏆

Ce paragraphe se concentre sur les succès de Max Martin, y compris ses collaborations avec des groupes de boy bands et des artistes solo, et sur les secrets derrière sa capacité à écrire des tubes. Il mentionne son approche de la composition musicale, qui met l'accent sur les premières secondes d'un morceau et l'importance d'un identifiant sonore immédiat pour captiver l'auditeur. Des exemples de ses hits, tels que '...Baby One More Time' et 'I Knew You Were Trouble', sont cités pour illustrer son impact sur la musique populaire contemporaine.

15:05

🤝 Les collaborations et l'influence de Max Martin sur les artistes 🤝

Ce paragraphe décrit les collaborations fructueuses de Max Martin avec divers artistes, soulignant son approche de la création musicale comme un processus d'équipe où il se concentre sur la réalisation visuelle des artistes. Il partage des anecdotes sur son travail avec des artistes comme Katy Perry et Taylor Swift, et comment il a façonné des morceaux qui sont devenus des classiques. L'influence de Martin sur la musique est reconnue, et son processus de travail est comparé à un artisan, qui transforme les visions artistiques en morceaux accrocheurs et accessibles.

20:05

🎧 L'importance de la simplicité et de l'originalité dans la musique de Max Martin 🎧

Ce paragraphe met en évidence la philosophie de Max Martin sur la composition musicale, axée sur la simplicité et l'originalité. Il insiste sur l'importance d'un son de mélodie simple mais captivant, et comment cela peut être réalisé tout en restant unique malgré les limites des notes disponibles. Des commentaires de Martin sur son processus créatif, notamment son approche minimaliste et son focus sur la mélodie plutôt que sur les paroles, sont également partagés.

25:05

🎤 Les leçons apprises et les réflexions de Max Martin sur la musique 🎤

Ce paragraphe présente les réflexions de Max Martin sur sa carrière et son processus de travail, y compris son désir de rester discret en raison de la peur de la célébrité. Il partage ses idées sur la concentration et la créativité, expliquant comment l'absence de distractions technologiques a favorisé son imagination musicale. Des statistiques impressionnantes sur le succès de ses chansons, comme 'Blinding Lights' et 'Just Dance', soulignent son impact durable sur l'industrie musicale.

30:15

🌟 Conclusion sur l'héritage et l'impact de Max Martin sur la musique populaire 🌟

Ce paragraphe conclut la vidéo en soulignant l'impact de Max Martin sur la musique populaire et son héritage durable dans l'industrie. Il mentionne son approche de la composition musicale, qui vise à équilibrer la simplicité et l'intérêt, et comment cela a contribué à la création de nombreux tubes. L'audience est invitée à réagir et à partager ses pensées sur le travail de Max Martin, offrant une perspective finale sur son art et son influence.

Keywords

💡Max Martin

Max Martin est un compositeur et producteur suédois connu pour avoir écrit et co-écrit de nombreux tubes internationaux. Dans le script, il est présenté comme le meilleur compositeur de musique populaire au monde, ayant contribué à des chansons telles que '...Baby One More Time' et 'I Knew You Were Trouble'. Sa carrière et son approche de la composition musicale sont au cœur du message vidéo.

💡chanson numéro un

Le terme 'chanson numéro un' fait référence aux titres musicaux qui ont atteint la première place des charts de ventes ou des émissions de radio. Dans le script, il est mentionné que Max Martin a écrit 27 chansons qui ont atteint ce statut, ce qui est un point clé de sa carrière et de son succès.

💡composition musicale

La 'composition musicale' est le processus de création de mélodies, de harmonies et de structures musicales originaux. Le script met en évidence l'importance de cette compétence pour Max Martin, qui est considéré comme l'un des plus grands compositeurs de son époque.

💡producteur

Un 'producteur' est une personne qui supervise et coordonne la production musicale, incluant l'enregistrement, la mixage et la maîtrise du son. Max Martin est également un producteur à succès, comme le montre le script en mentionnant ses crédits de production pour de nombreux numéros un.

💡Billboard Hot 100

Le 'Billboard Hot 100' est une liste de classement musicale qui énumère les chansons les plus populaires aux États-Unis. Le script mentionne que plusieurs des chansons de Max Martin ont atteint le sommet de ce classement, témoignant de leur popularité et de son impact sur la scène musicale.

💡pop music

La 'pop music', ou musique populaire, est un genre musical accessible qui attire un large public. Max Martin est particulièrement associé à ce genre, comme le souligne le script en décrivant ses nombreuses collaborations avec des artistes de pop de renom.

💡mélodie

Une 'mélodie' est une séquence de notes musicales qui forment une ligne musicale. Le script insiste sur l'importance de la mélodie dans la composition de Max Martin, soulignant que son approche est axée sur la simplicité et l'efficacité.

💡lyrisme

Le 'lyrisme' fait référence à l'art de la poésie musicale et à l'écriture de paroles de chansons. Le script mentionne que Max Martin accorde une grande importance à l'harmonie entre les paroles et la mélodie, même s'il considère que la mélodie prime parfois sur les paroles.

💡fame

La 'fame' est le statut d'être bien connu et reconnu par le public. Max Martin est décrit comme étant someone qui a évité la notoriété, malgré son succès, ce qui est un aspect important de son personnage et de sa vie privée.

💡Polar Music Prize

Le 'Polar Music Prize' est un prix suédois prestigieux décerné pour reconnaître les contributions exceptionnelles à la musique. Max Martin a remporté ce prix en 2016, ce qui est mentionné dans le script comme un hommage à sa carrière extraordinaire.

💡composition minimaliste

Une 'composition minimaliste' est une œuvre musicale qui utilise des éléments simples et répétitifs pour créer une esthétique efficace. Le script souligne que Max Martin est maître dans l'art de créer des mélodies simples mais captivantes, qui sont un élément clé de ses succès.

Highlights

Max Martin被誉为世界上最好的歌曲创作人，尽管他的名字不为大众所熟知，但他的作品却广为人知。

Max Martin的27首歌曲曾登上Billboard Hot 100排行榜的第一名。

Max Martin的职业生涯始于1990年代，与Dennis Pop共同创作并制作了多首成功的流行歌曲。

Max Martin在音乐创作中强调第一印象的重要性，认为歌曲的前几秒至关重要。

Max Martin对旋律的声音非常讲究，认为旋律的声音比歌词更重要。

Max Martin在创作过程中保持简单，认为简单而有趣的创作是难以做到的。

Max Martin在音乐制作中注重细节，特别是在声乐方面。

Max Martin在音乐创作中不以自己的名气为主导，而是根据房间内其他人的意见进行妥协。

Max Martin的创作哲学包括让每个人都能欣赏音乐，即使是不太聪明的人也应该能够喜欢。

Max Martin在音乐创作中强调歌曲完成时的成就感，而不是榜单表现。

Max Martin在音乐创作中采用了'旋律数学'，花费大量时间在音乐上而不是社交活动。

Max Martin在音乐创作中非常注重隐私，因为名声让他感到害怕。

Max Martin在音乐创作中不使用手机等设备，以避免分心。

Max Martin在音乐创作中强调了旋律的极简主义，即使在复杂的声乐旋律中也是如此。

Max Martin在音乐创作中与多位流行明星合作，包括Taylor Swift和Katy Perry。

Max Martin在音乐创作中重视歌曲的整体感觉，而不仅仅是歌词。

Transcripts

behind the pop stars and worldwide hit

songs there is one man that stands Above

the Rest most people don't know of him

but everyone knows his work today we're

taking a look at the biggest songwriter

in the world you probably recognize

these

songs

C you been you're hot and you're cold

what do you want for

me I knew you

into the

room

me God

is they were all written or co-written

by Max Martin and yes I'm ready to dub

him the best songwriter in the world I

just saw him live actually this weekend

was amazing I'm going to share a little

bit of what he said in that open session

in this video but we're also going to be

looking at this entire the story of this

amazing amazing musician so all the

previous songs were huge International

hits but none of them reached the number

one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but

27 of his other songs did 27 in 2024 he

also claimed the top spot for the most

number one producer credits crazy so we

have George Martin and Dr Luke as well

today we will explore Max Martin's

career through the 27 number one songs

he

wrote this is his first number

one I still believe

what I lose my mind give me

[Music]

a wait my researcher has done such a

great job with this video okay car

Martin sandb was born 26th of February

1971 that's how you pronounce it I'm

also from Sweden so I would know uh he

grew up in Stan Hamra in Stockholm

County in Sweden his mother was a middle

school teacher and his father a police

officer Martin was a student of Sweden's

public music education scheme and once

said that he had public music education

to thank for everything as a teenager he

got into glamrock and in 1985 he became

the frontman and lead singer of the band

it's alive at that time he adopted the

stage name Martin white I didn't know

that

actually walk in my

world I make

[Music]

I just I just love the nip the nip out

here and that's when I saw him this

weekend he did not give me nipples out

Vibe but that's so funny but Martin s b

had a terrible secret when he couldn't

share with the rest of the band he loved

pop music I couldn't admit to my friends

that I liked it he said in 1993 his

Bandit alive got signed by cherron

records their album flopped and they got

dropped dropped but the owner Dennis pop

successful DJ and also legendary

songwriter by the way saw potential in

Max Martin and invited him to hang

around shayron Studios to learn I spent

2 years day and night in that studio

trying to learn what the hell was going

on he later recalls I didn't even know

what a producer did it's crazy to think

that at some point even the most

successful producers in the world didn't

know what the job even was that's so

crazy and obvious but also crazy somehow

seeing someone as amazing and successful

as Max Martin can sometimes make me feel

a bit small literally any songwriter or

musician would probably have a tough

time just comparing themselves to him

for me I think it connects to the fact

that one of my personal challenges is

that I'm always feeling like I'm not

focusing on the right thing or doing the

right thing fomo has been a huge source

of stress in my life I see songwriter

friends do awesome things I see YouTuber

friends do awesome things I see friends

not in any of those fields being a lot

less stressed or focusing on family or

building great friendships and I feel

like I'm having a hard time being

content or happy with my choices feeling

like they were the right ones now that

is why I'm back in therapy and it really

helps to be able to talk to someone else

about this stuff my therapist helps me

refrain away from what everyone else is

doing and focusing on what will help me

feel happy on a day-to-day basis and

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Dennis Pop came out with the pseudonym

Max Martin and together they wrote and

produced several successful songs in the

'90s

[Music]

I love this kind of like pop rock thing

they had going

on so clearly Rock

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inspired maybe not this

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actually didn't know this was

him that is the first Baseline I ever

learned uh

the that's so

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sick so

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sick throughout this video I'm also

going to read out some of the notes that

I got from the seminar this weekend that

he held up in Stockholm these are some

things that I think are applicable to

pretty much any field even if you're a

songwriter if you're not he said there's

a lot of talk of his math or like

melodic math but the way math is

relevant to him is spending extreme time

on music instead of partying or whatever

he would just kind of work on his stuff

he told the story of being in this

rehearsal space that's a kid and you

know his friends being like Oh you know

let's go a party and whatever let's go

out to grab a beer or whatever and he

would in his mind think like yeah you do

that I do this and like stay and work on

his music like he said he with a little

bit of stank I thought it was really

funny during that time Max Martin also

wrote this hit song by himself proving

that he could stand on his own okay

let's have a

listen just the biggest boy band hit

ever pretty

[Music]

much as you love me who you are where

you're from

what so that's funny because she was

talking about that this weekend when I

saw him live and he said that he used to

sit on the subway by himself on the way

to the studio and just music would pop

into his head like Melodies and stuff

and he had this entire song in his head

but he had forgotten his dictaphone that

he was using nowadays I think he uses a

phone if he comes up with anything like

that but anyway when he wrote this he

didn't have it so he just ran into the

studio like does anyone ever quar

anything cuz he had to try to memorize

it on the tube all the way Max and

Dennis were responsible for the whole

birth of Backstreet Boys our sound

whatever encompassed the backst street

boys was Max and Dennis Dennis pop sadly

passed away from cancer in 1997 just

before Martin would achieve his first

billboard number one with Baby One More

Time as soon as Dennis passed away Max

kind of took the torch and just kept

moving forward and he done nothing but

make the most amazing music I think of

all time of our generation of

generations to come Max is a genius and

he really truly is a genius and we owe

everything especially in our our career

to him after Dennis Pop's death Chron

Studios was closed down and Martin

opened up maratone and continued the

Legacy as per Pop's wishes so deep it's

so

beautiful okay second number one

single to

still a classic people bring it up every

[Music]

[Applause]

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May so sick I think at this time as well

he was kind of mixing and everything

himself as well like going really need a

gritty into the production I mean

nowadays obviously he would have a lot

more of a you know I'm not I'm not even

sure how much he produces himself

anymore but from what I understand this

is very much Max just like going really

hard by himself after his second

billboard number one it would take

Martin another 8 years before achieving

it again but he still managed to write

five songs that hit the top 10 in that

period reminder to Keep On the Grind

eight years without another number

one oh yeah good song

too this is the quintessential 90 snare

[Music]

drum another thing Max said at the

seminar this weekend was that nothing

beats the feeling in the room when a

song is done and everyone is happy that

matters way more than chart performance

or whatever that's just icing of the

cake but nothing beats that moment when

the song is done and you're like yes

first thing I learned about Max as a

singer was this thing this freaking hand

this hand like there was a certain

Rhythm that you had that that Max heard

yeah I could totally see that did you

hear that

the do it it's like super slow that like

[Music]

so short no one would ever sing it like

that without like being coached I feel

like you'd be like kept you in the dark

but this was like kept you in the dark

like

super if you were singing it like off or

you were singing in your own rhythm in

your own way it was always on the top

yeah Max would say no no no do it again

right here right

here I love that so much

guys this is number

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[Applause]

two

I'm

piey it

pretend thought you were

the oo production started to sound good

now listen to that

snare mess with me tonight just stop and

take a second I was

I mean it always sounded good but that

had like more of a modern snap to

[Music]

it these are

great so basically made a lot of Pink's

career

[Music]

too on July 5th 2008 Max Martin finally

achieved his third number one

song oh

okay another career made he got so many

career making songs think about it like

baby one more time I kissed a girl as

long as you love me like

crazy remember when it came out said

this is Max Mar I I'm so happy there's

Clips I now because for years and years

he wouldn't really speak publicly about

anything I think this might be from The

Polar music interview he did and the

reason I went to Stockholm this weekend

was just like I've never had the

opportunity to see him live before and

it was so I kind of got goop bumps just

hearing him speak to you onest he's such

a he's such a legend I remember when it

came out I was watching the news clips

from from the states the news reporter

was out in the streets like oh would you

let you you know kids listen to this

thing you know kissing girls a girl

kissing a and I was like oh my God this

is going to be huge this is amazing for

me coming from here that's like yeah you

know it doesn't matter but it turned

into this whole thing and churches and

you know they they they went bananas it

was it was brilliant br it loved it yeah

it makes so much sense whenever people

go crazy around your song for whatever

reason it's going to be a hit cuz then

people are going to listen to it like

you know see if oh is it really that bad

or they listen to kind of you know go

against the people are angry about it or

just becomes part of the conversation

you know Max also said this weekend he

makes a lot more non bangers than

bangers but all of us will never get to

hear the non- bangers cuz you know

either they get stopped before they ever

get released or they're just not popular

enough for us to hear them Max Mar's

momentum kept going from

[Music]

there so this is number one huh this is

sick guess I'm having more fun and

now I'm going to show you

tonight oh

wow stck in

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Anthem

without you

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I didn't know he wrote

this kind of doesn't sound too much like

[Music]

him Max Martin's secret to write a hit

song number one the first few seconds

matter okay I wasn't aware of this let's

see what he says you and then pop talked

about this that the song should be you

should be able to recognize after one or

two seconds right we had this uh

philosophy of cuz he came from the DJ

world and to keep people on the floor

when you change the song it couldn't be

like you know what's this it had to be

something he liked playing songs where

they knew exactly what it was just from

the very start you know so that came

from that so it needed to be some kind

of ID yeah thing in the beginning so

people on the down Flor doesn't have to

hesitate I know this song exactly so

they stay that was the whole thing yeah

that's so interesting it might be a

little bit less like that now cuz I also

feel like people cut into the songs more

when the DJ like the whole DJ thing has

become a lot more like involved but I

mean certainly at that time as well and

even now I mean DJing is huge so maybe

it hasn't changed okay number one number

seven love

this I feel this album really got me

into pop

music just so

[Music]

fun you make me feel like I'm living

especially this song this song is so

amazing this would work in any

arrangement I just think it's so

good Timeless

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[Applause]

Timeless

[Applause]

great the funniest part about our

relationship is neither one of us wanted

to work together originally so I brought

three bottles of wine and we started on

the first and we were not going to write

a song until we got through the first

bottle and in that time it kind of took

the pressure off Max is so musical you

know he's known for pop music right

singles he's the single guy but his

knowledge of music is so vast he's such

a closet Punker he amazes me and I

really got a chance to get to know him

and you just fall in love with him

really

easily feel

and

IAC a

[Music]

vacation so many number ones it's so

crazy so many of them are so recently

too like last 15

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years you

touch it's super

[Applause]

such a good

production also iconic oh yeah Rea black

is in

this

[Applause]

yeah these songs are just so playable I

love this era of pop music like early

2010s by the way welcome back to another

video my name's Joel from roomy official

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let's continue look at the best s it's

just my favorite songwriter man it's

it's so cool so

cool of

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me this is the part of me that you never

going to ever take away for

me cross my

heart this is such an iconic retion too

only let me ask you in the comments are

you guys hearing anything specific about

the melodies or anything that makes you

think this must be Max Martin when you

hear them I wish I could perfectly

identify it but I do think that nowadays

he's so influential that so many people

just love him as much as I do to the

point especially songwriters to the

point where there's more stuff that

sounds like Max Mor now than ever uh but

still especially at this time I think

just his type of Melodies and just how

clean and minimalistic and clever it is

nothing could come

close not to say that it's necessarily

the only way to write music because it

isn't but he's the best at his thing you

know he's the most obsessed with music

and that's it like there's no other

thing that's in the room with you like

there are no politics and there's no

money and there's no anything other than

like he just loves to make music he's

just one of my favorite people I've ever

worked with in my life okay so max

talked about this this weekend as well

and I thought it was super fascinating

he's so honest he's very Swedish in that

way I also get the entire feeling that

like there's no politics and you know

he's just trying to make the best song

possible and he also said that it hasn't

been great for the people in his life a

lot of the time and I love that sort of

honesty like he said he's been a bad

brother he said he's been a B friend

like throughout his career he's really

always put the music first and while

that might not be the healthiest thing

or maybe the best thing if you can avoid

it it really speaks to just how

persistent and how hyperfocused he is at

this music thing it's probably not the

only way to be astronomically successful

but if you look at the people who are

like crazy crazy successful in their

fields you probably find a lot of people

like that that kind of are willing to

sacrifice anything and everything to

make it work

getting back together you to your to my

to

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me can you tell us about the first

meeting where her this young great

songwriter we had our first day with her

and maroon fire was recording next door

like the next Studio next door and this

guy shows up a friend of theirs and uh

we have literally haven't started the

session yet he comes up hey I heard s

yeah yeah I got to say hello I was like

H really oh no to I totally know her

it's fine he walks in turns out he

didn't know

her um so that was really weird and I

was sweating he started talking about

you know some ex boyfriend that it was

really messy and he leaves and I

apologize like oh I'm so sorry and she

was super cool and no problem at all and

and then I asked like so what was it

about well and she told me the story

about this guy she was dating and and

she said well one thing's for sure we're

never ever getting back together and I

was like that's that's pretty harsh to

say that and we're laughing about that

sounds like a song TI yeah you know and

I was so mad at this guy and that turned

into eternal

love for the guy who came in and like

ruined our session I was like thank you

so I love that

guy ah he's so amazing I want to hang

out with that man oh my God uh here we

got Kitty Perry's Roar Just you know

it's Banger after Banger let's be

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real Lon cuz I am the champion and

you're going to hear me

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R are you ready for ready

for a perfect perfect

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There's No Going

Back It Feels crazy to watch these one

after another you know what I mean it's

the same person is behind all of them

and you see all these different faces

obviously these different pop stars who

are amazing in their own right but you

also know that like he's involved with

all of them it's something else it's

something else entirely it's so crazy

one thing I did get to feel for as well

this weekend at the seminar he was

holding was that he is a little bit of

you know an engineer or you know kind of

a Craftsman in that way he kept talking

about the craft and I think that's how I

look at his writing too it's like he's

not necessarily the guy's going to

dictate what the songs are going to be

about it seems like it's more like you

know artists come in with their Vision a

lot of the time like what they want to

say or what they want to do and he's

kind of like the person who makes it

really palatable and easy for everyone

to listen to and he he said something

that was a little bit funny at one point

I always feel bad saying this cuz it

felt like it just kind of slipped out

but he said that like even you know the

dumbest people should be able to

appreciate it so like I think he's

always like really focused on like yes

like it should be stimulating for the

people who you know are expecting a lot

musically but it should also be so easy

and so simple to take in that like I'm

making this up like a drunk person that

is maybe not the smartest at the pub at

2: a.m. is also going to have to like

you know really be able to take it in

love it it's just so awesome to think

that that's like his job like nothing

more nothing less like of course he will

be more involved in lyric writing uh in

some things but it does feel like he's

just really good at crafting and kind of

like molding whatever you know the

artistic vision is that can sometimes be

kind of hard to Market you know

depending on what it is about and just

making it something that's just so

enjoyable Bre Bre break and the on a

fake b b bre B baby I'm just going to

shake shake shake shake

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shake okay here we have Max Martin's

secrets to write to hit song number two

the sound of the melody even today when

we write and you sing a Melody we we

have this like fake English that and the

C you know it's like means nothing but

you kind of know what it you want it to

sound like lyrically which and this is

the worst thing if someone comes in and

wants to write lyrics to that and we're

like no no could you come up with

something amazing poetic that sounds SS

like it's really hard you know because I

love that sound the melody is more

important than the sort of well I yeah I

believe that the sound of a Melody is

crucial I think a great Melody can be

ruined by a bad sounding lyric that

makes so much sense and I know a lot of

writers who write that way uh I do think

there is a little bit of like a a

movement with a lot of Indie artists

nowadays where they might be a little

bit more lyric Centric I love both of it

what sometimes can happen when you like

that and you're like oh I want this

vowel here so like you will have to work

around it so much that when you read the

lyrics if you just read the lyrics You

probably seen this on pop music

sometimes like it might sound okay or

like it sounds like even great in the

song and then you read it and you're

like this doesn't mean anything or like

it's really weird however they have this

amazing like high note that is like you

know on the a or o or whatever which

sounds really nice and full up in the

registry or but it's just funny to me

that so often you know the lyric can

really suffer but again I do think in

pop music in particular maybe not in mus

music overall but in pop music in

particular lyrics matter less it it's

secondary to the sound

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of it'll leave you

bre or with a nasty scar got a

Longs they'll

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tell I'll and then you have someone like

T Swift who just is an amazing lyric

writer and I think that's why he has so

many you know number ones with her it

seems like they complete each other cuz

I think she's such a great Storyteller

and lyric writer that she can probably

roll with the punches of Max being like

do something that sounds

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like

de now

we forgot Kendrick's on that

this is so also maybe this wasn't like

career building but it was like

definitely when I felt like oh my God

this is so Poppy and like kind of

mainstream and amazing he sounds so much

like Michael Jackson on that Max also

says that he's never sure his taste is

the best in the room he never pulls rank

or says like well I have this many

number ones or whatever he just presents

things like from my perspective it's

like this and sometimes he compromises

entirely when he trusts the people in

the room and like respects them and

think they're really good he's not going

to micromanage Ilia doing a sick hip-hop

beat for example cuz that's one of his

you know things that he's really good at

and Max isn't Max Martin has stated that

the reason he has remained so private

throughout his career as we discussed

earlier is because Fame scares him I've

always been scared of Fame I've seen it

up close and I don't think it's healthy

I mean he will see the absolute top of

Fame though I I can imagine that's going

to be really really hard to see just

like pop stars at the top like Justin

Bieber or Taylor Swift or whatever and

just everything that comes with that

it's GNA be rough I think a lot of

YouTubers and stuff actually have it

pretty good cuz obviously they get some

amount of Fame and you know get

recognized and a lot of the acement of

being a little bit famous but on that

level it just seems really unsustainable

and hard maxm has hit that idea that a

lot of people really love which is you

know uh rich and Anonymous a lot of

people really want that and I think

that's you know fair enough in 2016 Max

Martin won the prestigious polar music

prize before this there was only a

handful of pictures of him online and

the only interviews were 15 plus years

old in Swedish yeah I remember that all

the Nerds that really loved Max Martin

would like ask Swedish people to

translate them and all this stuff

there's saw these nerdy Threads Online

of people trying to figure out like you

know all of his methods and what gear

he's using like I even know what gear he

used in the '90s and now I believe cuz

I'm one of those

nerds ah the King that's a Swedish King

to the left he's got to give him

it that's so

weird I'm sweating um you did

it you blew my

cover I managed to hide between two

speakers in a basement for over 20

years and then you did this thanks a lot

this weekend Max said Focus comes from

not being distracted with phones Etc uh

he said he would be really bored in the

tube in the subway and his brain would

come up with Melodies and if he would

have had everything and kind of you know

really been on Tik Tok whatever all the

time uh he would not have gotten those

Melodies and maybe he wouldn't be where

he is today you

know okay number

22 I love this

song so just dance dance dance

gu so just dance dance dance

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again it's just like the biggest song of

all time or has anything overtaken

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it I think this is the most played on

Spotify right we made a video on that

it's here somewhere if it's not number

one it's number

two by several metrics blinding lights

is the most successful pop song in

history okay here we go longest charting

song ever on Billboard Hawk 100 19 weeks

for those of you who know math that's

almost 2 years pretty close most played

song on Spotify first to surpass 4

billion streams for a long time you was

shape of you that was number one by Ed

Sheran named number one song of all time

by billboard in

2021 Easy

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Choice is this just also number one

crazy savior tears only reached number

four when it was released in 2020 okay

yeah that I didn't remember that being

being number one but in 2021 a remix

version with Ariana Grande was released

which propelled it to number one okay

that makes

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sense for another

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day never

ending oh

yeah that was a crazy collab

just cool music

video max Martin's secret to write the

hit song number three keep it simple the

trick is to write something simple that

that's still interesting it's hard to do

that and and also at the same time be

unique and and uh and all of that

because there are only so many notes you

know extremely detailed when it comes to

vocals his Melodies are so incredible

and so sophisticated but simple I think

what he is good at is is holding me back

actually because I tend to over sing

what he's great at is stop take a deep

breath simplify I think that Max's

secret is probably something along the

lines of the simplest most effective

thing is always the best I learned so

much from working with him for that

reason cuz I would always get really

complicated and he's he kind of strips a

lot of that away and I think that's one

of the coolest things about about what

he

does hey that's this

year this one more this year

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what oh

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yes crazy

I was surprised problem wasn't number

one I was wondering why we didn't

see Ariana

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before okay guys I hope you enjoyed that

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and I will see you very soon thanks for

watching this kind of different video I

love Max Martin love talking about him

could do it all day uh leave a comment

if you you know have anything else to

add or any anything that I can answer

even though you know I'm not Max Martin

not even close but yeah I'll uh I'll

talk to you later bye