Welcome back to Mayhem & Masterplans, where Max, Simon, and Andreas manage the impossible: start with podcast consistency and end up deep in the world of rock legends, reunion tours, and the eternal struggle to stay creative—whether you’re running a startup or selling out stadiums.

In this episode, we:

🔹 Get brutally honest about consistency – Turns out, even podcast hosts can’t follow their own advice. We talk about why showing up every week is hard as hell, even when you love what you do.

🔹 Dig into creativity vs. process – Is the real killer of creativity too much professionalism? We draw surprising parallels between the evolution of bands and the grind of building a company. Spoiler: It’s easy to lose your edge once you start worrying more about CRM systems than making noise.

🔹 Go full music nerd – From Ozzy Osbourne’s last ride and Black Sabbath’s legacy to the Oasis reunion, Linkin Park’s reinvention, and why some classics just never click for everyone (cue the Oasis debate, heated as always).

🔹 Talk nostalgia and reinvention – Why do some bands age like fine wine and others… don’t? We break down how acts like Limp Bizkit, Foo Fighters, and even Dr. Dre have stayed relevant by evolving—or sometimes just refusing to play by the rules.

🔹 Ask the big founder question – How do you keep creativity alive when business gets in the way? We swap hacks: road trips, changing environments, morning routines, arguing about music, and even just sitting in a café and watching people.

🔹 Get personal about staying inspired – From Simon’s “just go to bed” debugging technique, to Andreas’ desert drives, to Max rediscovering the magic of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album, we share how music and movement keep our brains firing.

🔹 Wrap with a challenge – If you want to keep your creative spark, make space for it. And stop over-optimizing your tools—just get the damn CRM and move on!

Plus, as always, we end on a musical note:

🎵 I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner (Simon’s yacht rock vibe)
🎵 Insane in the Brain – Cypress Hill (Max on full throwback)
🎵 Ascension – Serepus Project (Andreas with the indie pick)

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