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" I don't think we're out there aggressively looking for deals. Our strategy is that business follows the creative. We're not out there scouring the marketplace for opportunities. "

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" When your back is against the wall, your brain has to function at a high level. "

" I was just a kid in love with hip hop music. I love music. I love the culture. I wanted to be a part of it in any way. "

" I believe in outgrowing a mentor and getting a new one, and I think that you can never be too old to be schooled by your mentor. "

" If you look at a company like Uber, a company that so anti-establishment that cab companies are trying to find ways to shut it down, one could compare that to how Public Enemy and NWA went after then-modern society in hip hop. "

" People don't buy horses to ride around any more for transportation. I just think the world changes. As a business, we have to make the proper adjustments. "

" The primary plan is to let the music speak for itself. "

" When you think about brands and movie studios and everybody who is trying to reach millennials, having a captive audience in the back of Lyft or an Uber is a pretty great place. "

" 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 on music. "

" If a kid goes and buys a CD at Best Buy, we have no idea who the person is, how many times they listen to it, or anything like that. "

" Technology has long been the driver of growth in the music business from the invention of lacquers, eight-track players, vinyl, cassettes and CDs. "

" I had this little rap group, and we were called '2 Too Many'... We used to hang out in front of Jazzy Jeff's record studio every day. "

" I thought I was going to be a rapper as a kid and used to hop the train down to Jazzy Jeff's studio for, like, six months straight waiting outside of the studio for the big break, and one day we got in the studio and played our demo for Will and Jeff and quickly learned that we weren't that good. "

" The way it works is the manager's sort of, you know, is like the hub of an artist's career. "

" Before I even agreed to work with Hennessy and the Privilege Awards, I wanted to do some research on it, look up past winners, and find out more about it. "

" People are experimenting with streaming, with subscription services, whether it's a Spotify or a Pandora or a Rdio. "

" Music as a whole industry is growing exponentially, but in terms of the actual music file, when you look at the actual value there, to me, 'The Beatles' catalog should be worth more than Spotify. "

" With what Enrou was doing with helping women and taking products from local marketplaces, we thought it was really great. "

" Once we started making investments, we realized the same service we provided to artists was applicable to entrepreneurs as well. "

" I'm from the streets, so I look at investing through a very unique lens. "

" I think, as an industry, we should be supportive of a broad subscription model and not do anything to jeopardize the potential health of the music business - because we're not out of the woods yet. "

" The most successful people in the world are the ones who thought of that idea that was 'too crazy to work.' "

" It isn't that every company is going to be successful. The law of averages shows that 80% of companies are going to fail. "

" I am inspired by the diversity of the entrepreneurs that come into 'Shark Tank' and the ability of the show to reach all Americans. "

" I still have a day job, so I don't think I'll be a full-time Shark, but if they ever invited me back, I'd be more than happy to do it. "

" In the future, an artist will be able to perform for the entire world in one date. For the fan, it will be a fully immersive experience - through a pair of glasses or whatever the device. "

" You have a huge demographic shift that's happening in America. Globally. "

" The more people are listening to music and experiencing it, the more value for both the music companies and the artist, especially when their financial model is built around that . With the music industry, everybody is starting to understand that doesn't begin with a piece of music. "

" You can't make an artist like Lady Gaga. You can help support, you can help develop the vision - I think you can add to the vision - but you just can't make an artist like that. That's like saying Lebron James' high school coach made Lebron James. "

" The music industry really has to learn a lesson from the tech industry about what scale means at the end of the day and learning how to monetize. "