“Spotify is returning a huge amount of money. We'll overtake iTunes in terms of what we bring to the record industry in under two years.” YearsTwoTermRecordsHugeIndustryAmountTwo YearsItunesSpotify Author:Sean Parker
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait - put your hands down. Listen: I know you have a thousand ideas for all the cool features iTunes could have. So do we. But we don't want a thousand features. That would be ugly. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” PeopleKnowsWantDoeSaidIdeasHandsWould BeJobsWaitingLinesRecordsPlansThousandInnovationIndependentAddMy FavoriteUglyStoresLabelsFeaturesCrucialPresentationSaying NoSaying YesRecord LabelsItunes Author:Derek Sivers
“You don't have to wait for a record company to tell you that you're good or to sign you. You can put your music out on itunes, youtube, soundcloud, so it's kind of a plus, I think.” ThinkingKindWaitingCompanyRecordsPlusYoutubeRecord CompaniesItunesSoundcloud Author:Shanice
“Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented. This is partly because the record companies have largely been copyright owners.” WellsDoneArtistDealsCompanyRecordsHavensExceptionOwnersCopyrightRecord CompaniesItunes Author:Peter Gabriel