There are several artists artists using the name "Max";

1) "MAX", w… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists artists using the name "Max";

1) "MAX", which is short for Musical Active eXperience, is a Japanese pop group. Original members Mina, Reina, Lina and Nana formed MAX from their original group ,SUPER MONKEY'S in 1995 and released their debut single in May of that year. The SUPER MONKEY'S broke up after lead singer Namie Amuro went solo later that same year. The group's original focus was on covers of Italian dance music known as Eurobeat. They became households names in their own right when their third single, "TORA TORA TORA" landed in the top 20. After their first album, the group switched focus from covers to creating original music. Their first single of original music, "Give me a Shake" (1997) is their only #1 single.

Co-lead vocalist MINA departed in 2002 and was replaced with AKI later the same year. AKI would depart in 2008 to pursue a solo career and MINA re-joined the group. In 2013, the group released the cult hit "Tacata'", a cover of a song with the same name, originally by Tacabro. The video for the song gained over 7.5 million views on Youtube. With a lyric change from the original, focusing on unity/coming together as a theme, the song has become somewhat of an anthem for the Japanese LGBT community.

2) "Max" is Max Schneider, signed to DCD2. He released Mug Shot and The Say Max - EP in 2014. Gibberish (feat. Hoodie Allen) was released in 2015. His song "Lights Down Low" peaked at #20 on the Hot 100 in 2018.

3) MAX is a dutch electronic music dj.

Max Wolters, born and raised in the Netherlands, started listening to electronic music at primary school; recording lots of tapes with cheesy radiosounds. A few years later he started digging a litte further, exploring the music through all kind of sorts, from the minimalest, organic spacetracks till the most explosive tekno and hardcore.

MAX begun buying records at the age of 18 and started dj'ing for an audience in may 2001 in a dj-contest, where he stranded in the semi-finals. Now a few years later MAX has already played throughout the whole country, with gigs in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Venlo, Eindhoven and Utrecht. These parties varied from small dark underground squat-parties till giant colourful stylish dance-festivals. All these experiences have brought him a clear view on how to entertain all kinds of audience.

As a dj he realizes that he has to entertain his audience, not just himself. His choice of records therefore makes sure that everybody will get and understand the beauty and power of electronic music at the end of a set. Most of the times by playing decent tracks with lively mixwork, neat uplifting suprises and a smooth banging end.

4) Max is a Jewish-centric artist from Manhattan, that DJs for bar mitzvahs.

5) A Dutch actor, Marcel Musters, who, in preparation for the part of a budding pop singer, recorded a translated cover version of Tarkan's "Sikidim", in character.

6) Olivier Max Zuccaro is a composer and sound engineer who wrote the Soundtrack for the community-released Battlestar Galactica game, "Beyond the Red Line"

7) Maximiano de Sousa, Max was a Portuguese fado singer (1918-1980).

8) MAX was a band formed by Kevin Mooney, formerly of Adam and the Ants and Wide Boy Awake, and now of Lavender Pill Mob. Originally called Lomax and signed to Trevor Horn's ZTT Records. They later left after one single and released one album on WEA.

9) maX was a pop-rock band from Netherlands. maX started in 1994 as Colorplay! and gained popularity as a successful student band. After completing their study, the band members decided to go for a professional career in music with new songs and a new name.
The first step to national popularity was in Oktober 2000 when maX entered the Guinness Book of Records with fourteen concerts in one day. After that, maX performed at Pepsi Pop 2000 and the national Queens Day (Koninginnedag) 2001 in Amsterdam in front of 70.000 people. During the summer of 2001, maX could be seen through the whole country at the roadshow 'Nuon Solar Vibes'. They released few singles 'Conquer the world' (2000), 'Love of a friend' (2000), 'Way back to love' (2001) and one album ´Lovemaker´ (2002)
Menno Wiegeraad - Lead Vocals, Guitar [Acoustic]
Ramon Plakke - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Willem Nieuwenhuize - Bass
Sander Kort/Theo Althuis - Keyboards
Patrick Scholten - Drums, Percussion

10) Max Malanaphy , known simply as "MAX" is a drag preformer from Hudson, Wisconsin, best known for being a contestant on Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She record a cover of RuPaul's ''Dance With You'' for the album ''Covergurlz 2'', and also a cover of the classic ''Over the Rainbow''

11) Shim Chang-min (Korean: 심창민; Hanja: 沈昌珉; born February 18, 1988), also known by his stage name Max Changmin (최강창민; Choegang Changmin) or simply MAX, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Changmin was scouted by an SM Entertainment talent agent when he was fourteen years old. He made his debut as TVXQ's youngest member in December 2003 and his solo debut in April 2020.

If I Don't Make It Home
Max Lyrics

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I sit on a piano stool and I make up songs for these men who
come in with dust on their faces and mud on their boots
From these places that I'll never go.
I sleep in a rented bed with a woman who gives me
what lttle I get of the love we'd like to imagine is left
Of the love that we never did know
I slip out and scribble a note that reads like a million books
It's a four cent nickel for my dime store theme, but it sure reads good

If I could make it work in life
Like it works on paper
If the love that I describe
Could be anything but words
Then I would wipe my eyes
I'd dry this ink
I'd trade my pen in for a pair of wings
And I would fly
If only I could make it work in life

And at the end of every night I add up the tips and I count for what's mine
I come down to a thing that amounts to a lie
And the sum of it all I'm afraid
Is less then what I know I need
to slip beneath the surface of my forgeries
Where I buried my hopes where sometimes my dreams
Still stun me and steal me away.
I can still hear Dine Bikeyah call just like we were kids
I could tell you all about it in a song
But Lord I wish

If I could make it work in life
Like it works on paper
If the love that I describe
Could be anything but words
Then I would wipe my eyes
I'd dry this ink
I'd trade my pen in for a pair of wings

And I would fly
If only I could make it work in life, make it work in life

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Max & Harvey's song "If I Don't Make It Home" tell a story of a musician who sits on a piano stool, creating songs for men who come in with dirt and weariness from places the songwriter may never visit. The songwriter's life seems filled with solitude and longing, as depicted by the rented bed where they sleep with a woman who provides only a small amount of love, a love they can only imagine. They express a desire for a love they never truly knew.

The songwriter finds solace in their ability to write, as they slip out and scribble notes that read like a million books. The words they create may be their way of escaping the reality they face, a four cent nickel for their dime store theme. Yet, despite the power of their words on paper, they long for those words to come to life in their own existence. If only the love they describe in their songs could be more than just words on a page, they would wipe their eyes and trade their pen for a pair of wings to fly away from their current situation.

At the end of each night, the songwriter tallies up their tips, counting what is rightfully theirs, but it amounts to a lie. The sum of it all is less than what they know they need to escape the facade they've created. They have buried their hopes and dreams, stunned by their own creations that occasionally steal them away. They can still hear a call from Dine Bikeyah, perhaps a nostalgic reminder of their childhood, something they could tell you all about in a song. But they yearn for their songs to translate into real-life experiences, to make it work beyond the confines of paper and ink.

Overall, the lyrics convey the struggles of an artist who finds solace and escape in their creations but longs for those creations to come alive in their own life, to make their dreams a reality beyond the confines of the page.

Line by Line Meaning

I sit on a piano stool and I make up songs for these men who come in with dust on their faces and mud on their boots
I am a musician who entertains the weary men who visit with signs of hard work and struggles.

From these places that I'll never go.
I compose songs about distant locations that I will never personally experience.

I sleep in a rented bed with a woman who gives me what lttle I get of the love we'd like to imagine is left
I share a bed with a woman who provides me with the limited affection that is left in our fading relationship.

Of the love that we never did know
We never truly understood or experienced true love.

I slip out and scribble a note that reads like a million books
I write heartfelt letters that are filled with emotions and stories akin to numerous novels.

It's a four cent nickel for my dime store theme, but it sure reads good
My writing may be worth very little, like an inexpensive item from a small store, but it resonates with the readers.

If I could make it work in life, like it works on paper
If I could replicate the success and fulfillment I find in my music career in my personal life.

If the love that I describe could be anything but words
If the love I express through my songs could manifest into tangible actions rather than mere words.

Then I would wipe my eyes, I'd dry this ink
I would be able to rid myself of sadness and stop pouring my emotions into writing.

I'd trade my pen in for a pair of wings, and I would fly
I would exchange my writing instrument for the ability to soar freely and escape from my current reality.

And at the end of every night I add up the tips and I count for what's mine
At the conclusion of each performance, I calculate and collect the earnings that belong to me.

I come down to a thing that amounts to a lie
Ultimately, I realize that my current situation and success is built upon a false foundation.

And the sum of it all I'm afraid is less than what I know I need to slip beneath the surface of my forgeries
Regrettably, the culmination of my efforts falls short of providing me with the means to escape the facade and falsehoods I've created.

Where I buried my hopes where sometimes my dreams still stun me and steal me away.
Within this deceptive world, the remnants of my aspirations and desires occasionally surprise me and momentarily transport me elsewhere.

I can still hear Dine Bikeyah call just like we were kids
I can vividly recall the beckoning of Dine Bikeyah (Navajo lands) from my childhood, as if I were still a young child.

I could tell you all about it in a song
I have the ability to convey the essence of those memories through my music.

But Lord I wish
However, I deeply yearn for something more.

If only I could make it work in life, make it work in life
If only I could achieve the same level of success and fulfillment in my personal life as I do in my music career.

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