So do you think anybody in the industry, the people who actually know him and his talent, would continue hiring and/or working with him if the gossip was true? If it’s gossip, which it is since it comes from the pages on the net where people just love to put people down, why do you promulgate it? Is this a gossip page as well? If you want people to take you seriously, don’t spread the gossip by linking to it.
If you took the time and actually listened to the music in question and took the time to understand the allegations, which were dropped in a court of law, you would discover the absurdity of it and perhaps restrain from becoming an agent of gossip. Lukasz was a young boy when the song in question came out and it was not a hit. Not even close. If the same standards were applied to that song you would have to say that those people stole from the Rolling Stones, etc.
Avril had insurance to cover this and the people who went after her did it purely and simply for the money, and since Lukasz was a co-writer with her he was dragged into it. I guess you might see it as the cost of doing business in this day and age.
Avril is a consummate musician and composer and so is Lukasz. They are creative and free in their writing and, if you knew the process of writing a pop piece of music, you would see how contrived the idea of stealing in music is in that instance. Why would they bother, or take the time, to steal music? Do you think they ran out of musical ideas? These allegations were made before Lukasz had written, produced and collaborated on many more pop hits, hits that are wide ranging and creative. Do you think max would continue to work with Luke if there was a hint of truth in the gossip? The only truth here is that some burnt out musicians saw a chance of making and took it. They lost their integrity in the process, however.
Listen for yourself and see how crazy this is. Then think twice about linking to gossip… unless that is your goal, to become a gossip blogger, because if it is, I apologize for this comment.

Thanks.

I don’t want to divulge anything about myself. I hope you understand. I know both Max and Lukasz and have followed their careers recently.

The reason I got so involved in the issue I commented about was because it was such surprise and disappointment to me when it first happened and I needed to educate myself about it. After I did that I was relieved to find out that it was bogus. But the way the internet works is that anything that has appeared on it seems to be there forever, sometimes undermining the truth and amplifying error.

Speaking of Lukasz, what drew me to your blog is that there is so little written about him and what’s on Wikipedia is very dry and devoid of any personality. Your blog is the first that focuses a bit on him and brings some character into it. Max has had a longer career in writing and producing music and so, understandably, more has been written about him.

I’m actually surprised that more people haven’t picked up on how amazing Lukasz’s career in music writing and production has been, considering how many top hits he has been involved with from Kelly to Flo Rida!

By the way, he got onto SNL by being auditioned, like anybody else would. He was recommended by some of his former teachers as a prospect. He was surprised that he was chosen since he knew most of the NYC guitar players and there were some that he thought were technically superior to him. He asked why he was chosen and they said that it was because he was photogenic, had a stage presence, and was also qualified musically.

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