I'm interested in listening to the people who walk in the door. If your ego and your accomplishments stop you from listening, then they've taught you nothing.
Jimmy IovineRead
Labels need to work with artists to help them achieve their best work, not to jam records out that are half-baked or three-quarters baked.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Labels should collaborate with artists to ensure quality productions instead of rushing out subpar work.
In this quote, Jimmy Iovine emphasizes the importance of collaboration between record labels and artists in the creative process. He argues that instead of focusing on quantity or speed, labels should prioritize working closely with artists to nurture and refine their creative outputs, resulting in music that is fully realized and impactful.
Themes
CollaborationQualityMusicArtCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech at a music conference, one might say, 'As Jimmy Iovine stated, labels need to prioritize quality over speed.'
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