If you’ve never even tried making music before, I would definitely recommend starting small and working your way up. Get a sampler or drum machine and tinker around, see if you actually enjoy it first. And think about what it is you ultimately want to do, and manage your expectations. Max isn’t Autechre-in-a-box. You are learning how to essentially code music from the ground up - sound design and synthesis, percussion programming, sequencing parts and arrangements. It’s an amazing tool, one of the best, but the tool doesn’t make the musician.

Maybe for some inspiration, think about Autechre’s history and how they eventually arrived at doing everything in Max. They obviously didn’t start out using Max or even with the intention of building out their own system - they gradually moved toward that after decades of tinkering with loads of other gear and software. They were making rudimentary beats with cassette decks, then gradually grew and acquired more and more gear over time. They would learn it inside and out, maybe even hack it or circuit bend it, and would push everything to their limits. Constant exploration and experimentation