Diversifying, to me, is the product of having an idea and knowing to say, 'Let's do it.' — Jimmy Iovine Idea Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in the record industry and the artists and the problems they're having. — Jimmy Iovine Art Copy Share Image
A chart that weighs some ad-supported streams the same as a pay stream... encourages artists to promote free tiers to have a… — Jimmy Iovine Art Copy Share Image
That's how I grew up - it wasn't cool to not have a good system. — Jimmy Iovine Cool 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 Felt 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 Father Copy Share Image
I love doing third albums. A group makes its first album, and then the record company rushes them into the studio to… — Jimmy Iovine Business Copy Share Image
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 Free Copy Share Image
We have a problem in the industry, I believe. This whole 'free' issue. The television industry doesn't have it, the movie industry… — Jimmy Iovine Believe Copy Share Image
You go into any recording studio in the world, and you see candles, lights, and that Apple light from a Mac. — Jimmy Iovine Apple Copy Share Image
You shouldn't take a customer who's buying an album, who's happy buying an album, and try to tell them that what they're… — Jimmy Iovine Buying Copy Share Image
I can't learn in school, but I can learn from somebody who I think is cool and great. — Jimmy Iovine Cool Copy Share Image
Every artist and every song has an idea, and the producer's job is to capture it. — Jimmy Iovine Art Copy Share Image
There are geniuses, savants; I'm not one of them. I work hard, I see where popular culture's going to move, but I've… — Jimmy Iovine Culture Copy Share Image
You're only as good as your weakest link in the ecosystem of sound, of audio. — Jimmy Iovine Good Copy Share Image
I didn't feel comfortable as an executive. I felt comfortable around artists and record producers... and then I found my niche: I… — Jimmy Iovine Around Copy Share Image
It's hard to say if something is worth the wait, because how the hell do any of us know? — Jimmy Iovine Hard Copy Share Image
The good news is in the record business, they only count your successes. — Jimmy Iovine Business Copy Share Image
