Jimmy Iovine Quotes
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You have to think, 'What can I do to help my team develop, grow, and become better performers?' rather than, 'What's in it for me?'
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I knew in my heart that I wasn't cool, but I figured I could at least be cool by association.
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My life changed because Bruce Springsteen got on a mic in front of me.
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Life is a balance of fear and overcoming it.
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When there's something I need to focus on, I'm like a dog with a bone.
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The record industry needs a company like HTC to bring music to the phone.
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You should try and fail and not be afraid. Get up again.
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The world is evolving.
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You can't just stick someone's name on a headphone that doesn't know anything about sound.
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I never say someone is powerful.
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If you tell a kid, 'You've got to pick music or Instagram,' they're not picking music.
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The good news is in the record business, they only count your successes.
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My father was incredible: a longshoreman; my mother was a secretary. Very 'go to work' people. That's how I saw things.
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There's a sea of music out there, but there's no curation for it.
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Those folks at Death Row were the Rolling Stones of their time.
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You gotta remember: the record industry, in order for it to really thrive, has got to attract great people.
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'Magic' is a word that's too often misused in the record industry.
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There are geniuses, savants; I'm not one of them. I work hard, I see where popular culture's going to move, but I've gotta keep having information pumped into me. I look under every rock.
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I was very insecure. I figured the only thing I can do is just work harder than everybody else and be useful. So I would anticipate when a client would need a cup of tea. I would anticipate when they wanted to rewind the tape. I would anticipate when they were going to do a vocal.
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It's hard to say if something is worth the wait, because how the hell do any of us know?
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I'm really interested in the record industry and the artists and the problems they're having.
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I know what labels and artists need, along with the consumer.
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The sound of my voice is more famous than me.
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If you're looking for a quick hit, that means you're looking for something disposable.