Seeing young people caring about sound again and realizing that it's not cool to not have good sound, that means a lot. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
Bruce Springsteen gave people faith in rock & roll and in themselves again. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
We want PC makers to have better audio because these things are used as home stereos by a lot of people, and… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
It was frustrating that young people, through no fault of their own, were listening to terrible $2 ear buds. You can't get… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
Over four or five years, I did six albums with three people: John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Patti Smith. I felt that… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
My father was incredible: a longshoreman; my mother was a secretary. Very 'go to work' people. That's how I saw things. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
I'm not a pioneer of hip-hop; I just saw it and said, 'This thing is incredible, and these people are incredible. They… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
Beats succeeded because, as music lovers, we knew oscilloscopes don't buy headphones - people do. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
To go on the road and listen to people sing a cappella - thousands of them - I couldn't do that. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
You gotta remember: the record industry, in order for it to really thrive, has got to attract great people. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
The media people need to have real tech people, and the tech people need media people. Otherwise, you have the 'Star Wars'… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
To get people to pay for something that you built, it has to be of service. It has to make somebody's life… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
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… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
I am blessed with the energy of a chimpanzee. There is nothing I can't get up for and give it a hundred percent. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
Seeing young people caring about sound again and realizing that it's not cool to not have good sound, that means a lot. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
The great artists of music have always innovated and boldly changed the game, but the industry itself has not. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
I learned how to do absolutely nothing - I didn't learn one thing in high school. If I had to get a job at… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
Apple, of all the global tech companies, was the one that understood why artists make things. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
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… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be where the cool was because I didn't think I was cool. But music was cool. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
