Max von Essen Quotes

I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.

I'm a musician and I listen to music all the time. If there's something out there where someone would tell me that I should listen to, I would listen to it.

There are so many artists, so many songs, so many producers, that it's hard to keep track of whose music is worthwhile.

I feel it's my responsibility to turn people on to great music.

I try to listen to over a hundred different songs a day. I listen to every single thing. If you're just listening to pop music, you're just gonna make pop music. I listen to Adele, Yo Yo Ma, Gucci Mane.

I make playlists on my iPod like nobody's business!

I'm a real music fan, so I listen to all kinds of music all the time. I listen to a lot of what my friends or people I know are listening to. I'm always checking out new bands.

I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.

A lot of music fans are still interested in insightful perspectives on music - maybe even more interested than ever, since everyone needs help making sense of the incredible variety of sounds that have sprung up in the wake of the Internet revolution. There's a lot of room for unique, qualified voices who can provide good reads.

I've lost touch with a lot of that boutique-type music just because of my age, and raising my son and the multiple jobs I have at this point.

Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with him on was when he said that what I do, pop music, is a disposable art form.

I think I skipped a lot of music, like when I was 17 or 18. I didn't know about a lot of new bands because I was so immersed in older music.

I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.

I just love listening to music and talking about it, so my social media is mostly dedicated to talking about songs and stuff that interests me.

I feel like music itself is inspirational enough. Especially with the Internet. Not to sound like a shut-in.

I don't keep up with music.

I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making it, whether it's pop or jazz or hip-hop.

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

You can never stop discovering music.

I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan.

You should listen to a lot of different music.

I listen to old jazz and classical music, and that's it.

If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.

I remember the first time my friend Colin Lewis, who used to be a judge with me on a show on MuchMusic called 'disBAND,' told me, 'I think I just found your next favorite artist to adore.' He sent me The Weeknd, and he was completely spot on. The Weeknd is literally on every playlist I have.

First of all I listen to music. I like music.