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# Doug Morris

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Doug Morris is an American record executive. He was chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Universal Music Group from 1995 to 2011 and Sony Music Entertainment from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, he founded the record label 12Tone, which was acquired by Warner Records in 2021.

##  Quotes by Doug Morris

> [I think that everyone who is going to really move up has got to go through some trauma...I'm much more respected in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-morris/i-think-that-everyone-who-is-going-to-really-move-up-has-got-to-go/)

[Doug Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-morris/)

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> [I never want anyone to have a bad evening because I caused it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-morris/i-never-want-anyone-to-have-a-bad-evening-because-i-caused-it/)

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> [The biggest problem is always getting hits. That's the one thing that has never changed. The way of delivering music has changed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-morris/the-biggest-problem-is-always-getting-hits-that-s-the-one-thing-that/)

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