“I have a Twitter and have followers from all over the world. It's pretty overwhelming.” Quote by Dot Jones
“I did get to go to the Olympic trials in '88 and '92. I was 7th and 11th, so I didn't place high enough to go to the games, but, still, it was a blast.” StillsEnoughGamesTrialsBlast Author:Dot Jones
“I did volleyball, basketball, and track all through high school. And then I went to junior college and I stuck with track because I was good at shot put and discus. And then I got a full ride to Fresno State for their track program. Shot put was my main thing. I was the five-time All-American, and I set a couple records.” StatesSchoolRecordsFiveCollegeCoupleBasketballHigh SchoolShotsProgramTrackStuckJuniorsVolleyball Author:Dot Jones
“It strikes me as hubris that Universal will buy EMI. What it will do is create a super-major that will have far too much power... I think when Universal goes up over 40 percent market share, I don't see how reasonable regulators can countenance. It will impact not just labels, but artists and cultural diversity.” ThinkingArtistToo MuchShareDiversityMajorsPercentUniversalImpactStrikesLabelsReasonableCountenanceHubrisCultural DiversityRegulatorsToo Much Power Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“And since discriminating fans can pick and choose exactly what they want to buy, artists and their labels are more conscious than they've ever been of making sure that every song on a new album is as good as can be.” WantArtistSongFansPicksConsciousAlbumsLabels Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“Any time that you can give the consumer more of what they want, it's a good thing. I said from Day 1 that the unbundling of the album is a good thing.” WantGivingSaidGood ThingsAlbumsConsumers Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“As my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG's board chairman, effective January 31, 2012. However, I will remain a director of the company and in that way, continue my association with Warner Music and its extraordinary people.” PeopleWayCompanyStepsAmountDirectorsExtraordinaryObligationBoardsAssociationOrdinary PeopleChairmanJanuary Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“By packaging a full album into a bundle of music with ringtones, videos and other combinations and variations, we found products that consumers demonstrably valued and were willing to purchase at premium prices. And guess what? We've sold tons of them.” FoundWillingProductsAlbumsVideoConsumersCombinationVariationBundlesPremiumPackaging Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“Commercial success still hasn't come to an artist that isn't signed to a record label. There are very few artists that can succeed without the help of a record label. The role of the record label is still required, it's still necessary.” StillsHelpingArtistRolesRecordsSucceedLabelsRecord Labels Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.” ChildrenImportantParentLinesResponsibilityTalkingMoralMoral Responsibility Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“If you look at the market cap increase in Apple since it created the iPod versus what's happened to the music industry, you have to say Apple got the better part of that deal.” IfsLooksDealsHappenedIndustryIncreaseApplesVersusCapsMusic IndustryIpods Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
