MAX Fell in Love with Wife Emily After Kissing at One of His Concerts: ‘We’ve Never Been Apart’ (Exclusive)

“I was like, she’s it. I don’t want to see anybody else ever,” MAX tells PEOPLE of the 9-year relationship, explored on his new album, ‘Love in Stereo’

It was basically love at first sight for MAX and his wife, Emily.

For the 31-year-old pop star’s new album Love in Stereo, he largely wrote about his feelings for Emily, whom he married in 2016 and shares 3-year-old daughter Edie Celine. Now, he’s telling their romance origin story.

Before the pair officially started dating, MAX (whose full name is Max Schneider) met Emily (née Cannon) through a friend, who invited her to his performance at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois, during a 2015 tour with Fall Out Boy.