Max Martin Quotes

I love Beyonce. She's so fierce. I also love Lily Allen, and she was an influence on my music.

Before there was Bjork, there was Prince. That's a very simple encapsulation of my personal pop life.

I remember being obsessed with Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped.' That was her peak, and she is such an amazing singer. Plus, I was a little gay boy, and the music video for 'Beautiful' existed, so obviously I was affected.

I don't care about the word 'pop'. The Beatles were pop; it's just what's popular.

Every time a new rock singer comes out they don't say, 'Are you the new John Lennon?' Every time a new rapper comes out, it's not, 'Are you the new Dre?' I am never sure why this sort of genre, the categorization is so strong. I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time.

Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.

I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

Originally I'm a big pop-music aficionado, that's my love.

I've never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I'm a huge fan!

They're weird aren't they, Prince fans?

I loved the Black Eyed Peas. I was obsessed with them, and they were my favorite group ever, and Amy Winehouse, as well; I love her.

I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

Working with Method Man was such an honor. I love his music even though I didn't grow up in his era.

I can't possibly overstate how much influence Rush had on me as a young teenager. I would say from about 1981 to 1987, they were my gods.

I love obsessive fandom because I'm an obsessive fan who flips out over music.

The thing about Shaggy's records are those records are very timeless.

I love Little Mix, and I always have.

I would say Tracy Chapman was the first time I obsessed over an entire record. I knew every song; I knew the exact amount of seconds between each song. That's the level of obsession that I had.

People who like girl bands are really different from regular band fans.

I'm massively obsessed with Frank Ocean, so it's always great when he decides to release music.

The first artist whose music I really got into was Paolo Nutini. When his album 'Sunny Side Up' came out, I think I listened to it on repeat for, like, six months.

Honestly, I've been excited for music ever since I was 16 years old. I'll always love the music.

Rag 'N' Bone Man is for everybody, like Wu Tang is for the children.

I used to love the Wu-Tang Clan. They took my school by storm, by which I mean the three kids in my year who listened to hip-hop. I skipped lectures to go and buy their second album, 'Forever', and then rushed home to listen to it.