Lyor Cohen Quotes


Everything gets thrown off depending on whether the Packers are playing. I grew up in L.A., and we had a terrible quarterback, Roman Gabriel. When I was 11 years old, I fired him, I fired the Rams, and I picked a quarterback I aspired to be. That was Bart Starr. That's how long I've been a Packers fan.


Citations

Finn, Robin. "A Record Executive's Weekend Hot Pursuit." The New York Times, 21 Oct. 2011, p. MB2.

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Lyor Cohen
Lyor Cohen
  • Born: October 3, 1959
  • Nationality: American, Israeli
  • Profession: Co-founder 300 Entertainment, Global Head Music At YouTube

Lyor Cohen is an American music industry executive. Cohen has been actively involved in hip hop at various record labels for more than 30 years. He started by managing rappers for Rush Productions, then led Def Jam. After Def Jam, Cohen took on a leadership role at Warner Music Group. In September 2012, Cohen resigned from Warner and started his own independent label, 300 Entertainment. On September 28, 2016, Cohen was named YouTube's Global Head of Music.