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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Avril Lavigne Describes The 'Magic' Of Working With Max Martin

Singer talks about recording Goodbye Lullaby with Swedish pop producer.
By Jocelyn Vena

Avril Lavigne
Photo: MTV News

<P><a href="/news/articles/1656250/avril-lavigne-really-excited-to-be-back-with-what-the-hell.jhtml">Avril Lavigne asked "What the Hell"</a> on her <i>Goodbye Lullaby</i> lead single, and she had a little help from a pretty impressive music-industry vet. For her fourth studio album, out Tuesday (March 8), Lavigne jetted off to Sweden to work with legendary pop producer Max Martin. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:629920.id:1659476" width="240" height="211"></div><p> "What was really great about working with Max was, I flew out to Sweden for a couple weeks, sat down, played him my record, got to know each other, wrote some songs together, and then I was out," she told MTV News. "It switched it up for me. It was a new creative space, a new relationship, and we got a lot done. He's very talented." Martin, who has worked with everyone from Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson to Katy Perry, really seemed to click with the pop/punk princess. "He said some really kind things that really meant a lot to me," she said. "He worked with so many people and he's an artist, he's very sensitive. We wrote a couple really special songs together." In the process of writing those tracks, it seems that Martin and Lavigne forged quite a bond. "It's kind of hard to work with someone new, and when I went in and did vocals on 'Wish You Were Here,' I did my first take, and then Max stood up and was like, 'I'm so honored that you're here.' "And it was a really special moment, where he understood me and I understood him," she continued. "We connected and had a really great time. And it was really magic my first trip there. He's sweet." <i>What do you think of Avril Lavigne's new music? Let us know in the comments!</i></p>

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