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title: "6 Cool Quotes By Jimmy Iovine"
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> [Seeing young people caring about sound again and realizing that it's not cool to not have good sound, that means a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/seeing-young-people-caring-about-sound-again-and-realizing-that-it-s/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/jimmy-iovine-2486_caring_seeing-young-people-caring-about-sound-a_199977.png)

> [I always wanted to be where the cool was because I didn't think I was cool. But music was cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-always-wanted-to-be-where-the-cool-was-because-i-didn-t-think-i-was/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/jimmy-iovine-2486_always_i-always-wanted-to-be-where-the-cool-was_295471.png)

> [I follow cool. When I went up to see Steve Jobs, I said, 'The party's at this guy's house.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-follow-cool-when-i-went-up-to-see-steve-jobs-i-said-the-party-s-at/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/jimmy-iovine-2486_cool_i-follow-cool-when-i-went-up-to-see-stev_601247.png)

> [I knew in my heart that I wasn't cool, but I figured I could at least be cool by association.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-knew-in-my-heart-that-i-wasn-t-cool-but-i-figured-i-could-at-least/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/jimmy-iovine-2486_association_i-knew-in-my-heart-that-i-wasn-t-cool-bu_1416036.png)

> [That's how I grew up - it wasn't cool to not have a good system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/that-s-how-i-grew-up-it-wasn-t-cool-to-not-have-a-good-system/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

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> [I can't learn in school, but I can learn from somebody who I think is cool and great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-can-t-learn-in-school-but-i-can-learn-from-somebody-who-i-think-is/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/jimmy-iovine-2486_cool_i-can-t-learn-in-school-but-i-can-learn_1786219.png)

## Other authors on Cool

## More by Jimmy Iovine

> [Continue to learn with humility, not hubris. Hubris is boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/continue-to-learn-with-humility-not-hubris-hubris-is-boring/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [I like 'The Voice.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-like-the-voice/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [If you love your dad, it’s tough when he dies. If you don’t like your dad, it’s tough when he dies. Because you lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/if-you-love-your-dad-it-s-tough-when-he-dies-if-you-don-t-like-your/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [I am blessed with the energy of a chimpanzee. There is nothing I can't get up for and give it a hundred percent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-am-blessed-with-the-energy-of-a-chimpanzee-there-is-nothing-i-can-t/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [Seeing young people caring about sound again and realizing that it's not cool to not have good sound, that means a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/seeing-young-people-caring-about-sound-again-and-realizing-that-it-s/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [I'm most proud that I thought of Beats at 55.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-m-most-proud-that-i-thought-of-beats-at-55/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [Genres are just names.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/genres-are-just-names/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [The great artists of music have always innovated and boldly changed the game, but the industry itself has not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/the-great-artists-of-music-have-always-innovated-and-boldly-changed/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [I learned how to do absolutely nothing - I didn't learn one thing in high school. If I had to get a job at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-learned-how-to-do-absolutely-nothing-i-didn-t-learn-one-thing-in/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [Apple, of all the global tech companies, was the one that understood why artists make things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/apple-of-all-the-global-tech-companies-was-the-one-that-understood/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [I'm happy with studio infiltration, but I'm thrilled when I see 12- to 20-year olds walking down the street with Beats and not two-dollar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-m-happy-with-studio-infiltration-but-i-m-thrilled-when-i-see-12-to/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [I always wanted to be where the cool was because I didn't think I was cool. But music was cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/i-always-wanted-to-be-where-the-cool-was-because-i-didn-t-think-i-was/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [Music industry's a fragmented mess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/music-industry-s-a-fragmented-mess/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [Apple was selling $400 iPods with $1 earbuds. They're making a beautiful white object with all the music in the world in it... I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/apple-was-selling-400-ipods-with-1-earbuds-they-re-making-a-beautiful/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

> [The thing about seeing the big picture and being self-aware is knowing that it's not about you. It's about the big picture. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/the-thing-about-seeing-the-big-picture-and-being-self-aware-is/)

[Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/)

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