Art Quote by Patrick Carney

Spotify is returning a huge amount of money. We'll overtake iTunes in terms of what we bring to the record industry in under two…

— Sean Parker

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

There's definitely some sort of dissent brewing between record labels, publishing companies and artists [about the compensation they get from streaming services] Spotify is…

— Sean Parker

Spotify was one of the first services that actually focuses on the consumer because they don't have to spend hundreds of dollars a year…

— Troy Carter

Spotify wants to make consuming music simpler and at the same time pay the rights owners.

— Daniel Ek

Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there where folks…

— David Byrne

Spotify is a platform: it could be expanded to other types of content.

— Daniel Ek

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

Spotify favors hits. It's very much a meritocracy: It's not like radio, where whatever is being played is what you hear. We offer songs…

— Troy Carter

Whenever you put out music, you're just rolling the dice, and the nice thing with Spotify is they're willing to roll them with you.

— Ryan Hurd

Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented. This is…

— Peter Gabriel

I think overall, and this isn't specific to Spotify or any streaming service or any label... when you consider the overall value chain of…

— Troy Carter