I learned everything about business and about music and stuff from being a second engineer. Jimmy Iovine More Quotes by Jimmy Iovine More Quotes From Jimmy Iovine It's one thing for the industry to lose half its revenue to piracy; it's another to destroy it emotionally. Jimmy Iovine losedestroyone-thinghalf Every artist and every song has an idea, and the producer's job is to capture it. Jimmy Iovine jobcaptureartistsong You go into any recording studio in the world, and you see candles, lights, and that Apple light from a Mac. Jimmy Iovine lightsyoulightworld Girls are sitting around talking about boys, right? Or complaining about boys, when they have their heart broken or whatever, and they need music for that, right? And they need music for that. So it's hard to find the right music. Not everyone has the right list or knows a DJ. Jimmy Iovine djmusicbrokenheart Ground zero for me is audio. Jimmy Iovine groundmeaudiozero The lousy guitar player in any band is the bass player. Jimmy Iovine bass-playerbassguitarband You're only as good as your weakest link in the ecosystem of sound, of audio. Jimmy Iovine yourgoodyousound I consider the recording studio where I was born. Jimmy Iovine recordingi-was-bornwhereborn All I've ever wanted to do is move the needle on popular culture. Jimmy Iovine needleevermoveculture I didn't have any sophistication. I didn't really have any great taste or anything like that. I was just a kid from Brooklyn. But what I learnt is the why, the how. The work ethic. Jimmy Iovine greatlikework-ethicwork My relationships are helped because of all the success I've had, but I'm only as useful as the idea I have today or tomorrow. Otherwise, I'm just a trophy. Jimmy Iovine trophytomorrowsuccesstoday If you are not frightened, you are not original. Jimmy Iovine originalyoufrightened Everyone's frightened. It's how you deal with that fear. It's very, very powerful. And what you've got to do is get it as a tailwind instead of a headwind. And that's a little bit of a judo trick in your mind. And once you learn that, fear starts to excite you. Because you know that you are going to enter into something and try it and risk. Jimmy Iovine knowyoufearmind If you're looking for a quick hit, that means you're looking for something disposable. Jimmy Iovine hitlookingsomethingyou I'm trying to help Apple Music be an overall movement in popular culture, everything from unsigned bands to video. Jimmy Iovine helpmusictryingculture Apple Music is trying to create an entire pop culture experience that includes audio and video. If South Park walks into my office, I'm not going to say, 'You're not musicians.' We're going to do whatever hits pop culture smack on the nose. Jimmy Iovine youexperiencemusicculture My proudest thing in my career is that I was able to change it three times. And I'm happy about that. I couldn't have done the same thing my whole life; I would've gone nuts. I couldn't do it, because I do things based on impulsive excitement, and I'm just not that guy that can do something for 50 years and be excited about the same thing. Jimmy Iovine donechangehappylife I make my world chaotic. It's like a whirlpool. Jimmy Iovine makelikechaoticworld Apple Music is a big idea, and it's going to take some time to fulfill its overall dream. Jimmy Iovine applemusicdreamtime What we feel, especially in the streaming area, especially in the services area, is that you need curation. Jimmy Iovine needfeelyoustreaming
