Max Martin

While we were driving around Tasmania in November, I subjected the Snook to quite a lot of T. Swift. He started arguing that there’s no way she writes all her songs herself. “SHE TOTALLY DOES,” I argued persuasively. He checked Wikipedia and said, “Huh. This guy Max Martin has a co-writing credit on “Shake It Off.” Hmm. WHOA. He’s produced, like, every single song you like.” I didn’t believe him at first, but it’s so true. Max Martin is a one-man Swedish FACTORY OF CATCHINESS. He has written or co-written 19 #1 singles, third on the list behind Lennon and McCartney. Today I discovered that someone has curated a Spotify playlist with over 200 of his songs. And they’re all good! Seriously, even the random ones I’ve ever ever heard of. Max Martin – I applaud you.

Quoth the Snook: “I, for one, WELCOME our new Swedish pop overlord.”

And don’t even bother giving me shit for liking pop music. I am way past the age where I care about hipster cred.


Important Note

This site features content going all the way back to 2000. The posts you’ll read reflect my views and writing style at the time. While I have gone back to clean up a few of them, I think it’s important not to sanitise too much. This site is a record of who I am and how I’ve grown. Any blog post written years ago may not reflect who I am today, nor how I would write about the same topic today.