Jimmy Iovine Quotes

There's a sea of music out there, but there's no curation for it.

I was excited by the process of Pandora, which I still think is a decent product. Not as great in actuality as it sounds. After the first hour, its weaknesses start to show up.

I make playlists on my iPod like nobody's business!

I'm very excited about my new Spotify account, which gives me access to twenty gazillion songs any time, all the time. The day I opened my account, though, I sat there perplexed. How would I figure out what I wanted to hear?

A music service needs to be more than a bunch of songs and a few playlists.

We created Apple Music to make finding the right music easier for everyone - men and women, young and old.

With iTunes and Spotify and Pandora and this and that, you don't need to buy CDs any more.

I'm just out of touch with new music in general, and I only know about it if I'm hanging out with someone that knows about it, or I catch it on YouTube.

Equally important to having the right content is providing the proper tools for the users so they can quickly find the images and videos they need.

With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.

I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.

I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record.

YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you might like.

I kind of date my musical discovery back to when I was 13 years old, getting my iTunes account and using that as a major tool to discover new music.

I don't really do playlists. I don't know how to make a playlist, honestly.

I generally make a sort of playlist for my iPod for whatever project I'm doing.

When Spotify launched in the U.S. in 2011, it relied on simple usage-based algorithms to connect users and music, a process known as 'collaborative filtering.' These algorithms were more often annoying than useful.

You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.

I hate to be general, but I rely on Andrew Keenan-Bolger for all things music. Every season, he releases a mixtape on his blog of the most incredible and current music. I download it instantly, and it gets me through the season and keeps me educated musically.

There's this notion that allows people to create their own collection of songs, so it rewrites what a song is. They may only want 10 seconds of something, or they may only want this particular song, or they want this group of songs. It becomes much more user-controlled.

Babelgum has no ties to individual content owners and distributors, and as a result our editorial strategy is primarily 'user-centric.' That strategy ensures the platform satisfies the needs of a potentially infinite number of niche audiences around the world.

Apple has the radio stations, so I go R&B in the morning, and then I'll go with some hip-hop before the game. But after the game, it's more meditation music. It's not artists; it's more whatever is being played.

I love to offer a playlist to the world, almost like being a deejay.

Amazon.com isn't the same as going down an aisle. The same as record stores. You'll go for Billie Holiday, and you buy Gustav Mahler as you're going out the door.

The best way for me to discover new music is through YouTube, and through my readers emailing me stuff.