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Max: Well, it's interesting because I never go in the studio saying, “Okay, I'm going to sample a song today.” It's not like that. So, tell me about how you decided to bring that back. And I won't date myself fully, but I'm old enough to remember the song you sampled when that was a hit. Now I think my favorite song on the album is “My Head & My Heart,” which is the new focus, right? Maybe it's a little harder if someone's not in the studio all the time. Max: I feel like I'm always in the studio, so it's kind of easy for me because I'm always making music. MORE FROM FORBES Yet Again, Taylor Swift Occupies Half Of The Entire Alternative Songs Chart At Once By Hugh McIntyre
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I want to release singles almost every month, if anything. So I told myself, I'll never do that again. I didn't like that, not releasing any singles during that time. I love putting out music and there was a point actually from, “So Am I,” until I think it was “Freaking Me Out” or “Blood Sweat & Tears,” I didn't release much. So many compliments today! I appreciate it. It's so interesting to see that some people will release a song and that's it for six months. McIntyre: I'm a big nerd when it comes to that type of strategy. I guess once “Sweet but Psycho” came out, I think that is the best way for people to get to know you as a person. Max: Yeah! And I think in this day and age of streaming, it's the best possible thing an artist can do, I personally think. McIntyre: You just mentioned “Naked” and “Torn” and “Salt.” I was looking, and I don't know if we're qualifying them as proper singles or promotional or whatever, but almost every song from your album has been released as some form of single, right? MORE FROM FORBES Most Anticipated Hip-Hop And Rap Albums Of 2021: Drake, Cardi B, J. So, it took like a year and a half after that, for sure. I really didn't want to put out anything I wasn't 100% behind. So, after “Sweet but Psycho,” I raised the bar high for myself. But for me, I had already recorded and written hundreds of songs, and I wanted this album to be an amazing album of pop records. I had “Naked,” “Salt,” “Sweet but Psycho, and I had “Torn,” actually. McIntyre: So, it wasn't like you had the album almost ready or finished and you put out “Sweet but Psycho.” You were really just kind of getting started. But “Sweet but Psycho” definitely started it all. So I was trying to finish an album that I truly, really loved and wanted to put my voice behind for the next year after that. So when I started traveling, I was like, wait, okay, I think it's time to finish an album. It was amazing, beautiful chaos in the best possible way.
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Max: Right after “Sweet but Psycho” came out I started traveling and I hadn't even been outside the U.S.! So it was, again, like I said, a whirlwind. What made you spread it out that far? MORE FROM FORBES These Were The 10 Biggest Songs In The U.S. McIntyre: And it was two years from when that single came out to when your debut album came out. McIntyre: I'm glad you just mentioned the timeline of “Sweet but Psycho,” because I can't believe it was what, two or two and a half years ago that it was released. It's kind of like in a way almost I don't have social media, if that makes sense. And the music kind of is speaking for itself, I think. For me, I'm discovering so many different fan bases all around the world right now.
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So I think a lot of people who have that really big following, like 100 million following or 50 million following, they have that fan base already on social media. I only got on social media two years ago really. Max: I think because about two and a half years ago “Sweet but Psycho” came out, and I feel like I haven't been on the scene for that long. Why do you think they took their time getting where they were going as opposed to other songs that debut high and then disappear? McIntyre: Now “Sweet but Psycho” and “Kings & Queens,” they were both slow burns.