Quotes by Producers

I don't have a rear-view mirror. Jimmy Iovine

Mirror

Genres are just names. Jimmy Iovine

Names Genres Just

Just because you go to Burning Man doesn't make you Hunter Thompson. Jimmy Iovine

You Man Thompson Hunter Make Because Go Just Just Because Burning

Record companies are not unique. Artists are. Period! Jimmy Iovine

Record Record Companies Period Artists Companies Unique

I couldn't do a show; I have about as much talent to do television as, you know... it's not what I do. I wouldn't know where to begin. Jimmy Iovine

You Television About Talent Know Begin Where Much Show

Curation is everything. Jimmy Iovine

Everything

When there's something I need to focus on, I'm like a dog with a bone. Jimmy Iovine

Dog Focus Bone Something Like Need

The fact is that 'free' in music streaming is so technically good and ubiquitous that it's stunting the growth of paid streaming. Jimmy Iovine

Music Good Technically Free Fact Paid Streaming Growth

Dre's from Compton, I'm from Brooklyn, and we both wanted to make a better life for ourselves, right? And we both - somehow, we're both recording engineers, that's how we got our break. Jimmy Iovine

Life Better Recording Our Dre Ourselves Brooklyn Somehow Both Better Life Make Got How Wanted Break Engineers Right

When I was a label head, I didn't think I was greedy. I've always run my own race. Jimmy Iovine

Greedy Own Think Run My Own Head Always Label Race

If I were going to teach a course, it would be called Don't Breathe Your Own Exhaust. Jimmy Iovine

Own Would Would-Be Course Exhaust Were Going Breathe Teach Your

I really think that education is ground zero for fixing anything. Jimmy Iovine

Education Think Fixing Anything Really Ground Ground Zero Zero

It was frustrating that young people, through no fault of their own, were listening to terrible $2 ear buds. You can't get good sound out of those. Jimmy Iovine

Good You People Fault Listening Own Young Those Out Through Buds Terrible Sound Were Get Frustrating Young People Ear

I don't look at Spotify or Rdio or any of these guys as a direct competitor: I look at other forms of entertainment as the competitor. Jimmy Iovine

Entertainment Competitor Other Direct Guys Look Spotify Any Forms

The next Prince might just get really good at something else. Jimmy Iovine

Good Else Something Something Else Prince Get Just Might Really Next

There was a time when, for anybody between the ages of 15 and 25, music was one, two and three. Jimmy Iovine

Music Time Three Between Anybody Ages Two

What's happened to the music industry, from my perspective, is a lot of great music is behind the wall that can't get through, and therefore, a lot of artists are getting discouraged. Jimmy Iovine

Music Great Perspective Discouraged Music Industry Great Music Through Industry Lot Wall Get Getting Behind Artists Happened Therefore

You have gigantic companies feeding off musicians and artists because the artists need the exposure. Jimmy Iovine

You Musicians Gigantic Feeding Because Off Artists Companies Exposure Need