The main reason people want to pay for Spotify is really portability. People are saying, 'I want to have my music with… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
This is a way for artists to communicate directly to their fans. If you think of an artist like Bruno Mars, he's… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I want the music industry to be larger than what it is today. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
I realised that you can never legislate away from piracy. Laws can definitely help, but it doesn't take away the problem. The… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
There are half a billion people that listen to music online and the vast majority are doing so illegally. But if we… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
We are passionate about making it so that users enjoy the music that they want to enjoy but at the same time… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
I'm not saying you can't be successful in the music industry without Spotify. But when I look at the future of music,… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
We look at the sharing of music as really, really important for our business. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
Spotify wants to make consuming music simpler and at the same time pay the rights owners. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
We kind of look at music as something very natural in people's lives. I mean, most of us can relate to music… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
When I think about music in the future, I don't make a distinction between what's radio, what used to be the music… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
What we do is wake up every morning and think about how we get more music out to people; how do we… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
I had two passions growing up - one was music, one was technology. I tried to play in a band for a… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
My ambition is we want artists to be able to afford to create the music they want to create, and if it… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
It disturbed me that the music industry had gone down the drain, even though people were listening to more music than ever… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
If you look at Adele, the reason she did so well was she created great music. It wasn't about a clever marketing… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
For me, as someone growing up in a working-class suburb in Stockholm, I couldn't afford all the music. So back in '98,… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
The main reason people want to pay for Spotify is really portability. People are saying, 'I want to have my music with me. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
This is a way for artists to communicate directly to their fans. If you think of an artist like Bruno Mars, he's using Spotify,… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I want the music industry to be larger than what it is today. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
I realised that you can never legislate away from piracy. Laws can definitely help, but it doesn't take away the problem. The only way… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the best music. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
There are half a billion people that listen to music online and the vast majority are doing so illegally. But if we bring those… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services. — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
We are passionate about making it so that users enjoy the music that they want to enjoy but at the same time fairly compensates… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
