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" Our focus is still on country, but, really, on whatever music our artists are making. "

Scott Borchetta

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" Something that I've told all of my young artists is, there are going to be haters. You're going to read things that are going to hurt you. It's not going to make any sense. Just know that it's out there and that it's really easy to just press 'delete.' "

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" For the label to grow, it has to have great executives who understand the culture, understand the mission, and can lead. I don't want to be part of every decision. "

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" With the launch of Big Machine Premium Vodka, we are now offering a superior product that perfectly complements the music we take such great pride in. "

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" There's no reason people should be hungry in our country. It's not acceptable. "

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" As an artist development platform, we've proven that all the work done behind the scenes at American Idol, along with surviving the rigors of the intense live shows, can properly prepare a winner for a real-world music career opportunity. "

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" The world isn't all happy, shiny people, and great art doesn't come from vanilla. Great art comes from people with a point of view and are very passionate. "

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" Like everything at Big Machine Label Group, the music comes out when it's ready. "

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" Our entire goal is to make something that moves you... if you don't want to call it country, I don't care. That doesn't matter to me. "

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" It's just part of my DNA. I love racing. "

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" The end game is always a hit song. "

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" When we grew up, we couldn't wait to get our hands on cars, work with them, change the look of them. Now you see kids being like, 'I'll just take the Uber,' or 'Oh, I don't even have my driver's license yet.' I'm like, 'Ugh, who are you people?' "

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" We decided when we were building Big Machine that we wanted to be a Harley or a Ferrari. "

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" If you look at most of our roster, we've got great singer/songwriters. I'm always attracted to that. "

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" You've got to believe in yourself. "

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" Every day is an adventure, and no two days are ever alike. "

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" It's a rare opportunity when you can do something for the greater good. "

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" There is no way to keep your thumb on the pulse unless you have your thumb on the pulse, and I think we have it. "

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" I go by the rule of Gretzky: you gotta be there before the puck gets there, or you're going to get beat. "

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" Can a label group by itself scale to make a sensible business? I don't think so. "

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" My father was in record promotion in Los Angeles. He worked for Mercury Records, Capitol Records, and RCA Records. My parents divorced when I was about 9. In 1978, my dad moved to Nashville and opened an independent record promotion company, Mike Borchetta Promotions. "

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" I grew up in Southern California, so there is just a part of me that is a Hollywood rocker. "

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" If you listen, people will tell you exactly what they want - whether it's a business relationship or a consumer relationship. "

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" I don't know that you can set out to be a brand. For us, it happened very organically, and we never rushed it or leaned on it too hard. I felt a true culture had started to emerge several years into the Machine, so we started trying some things, starting with simple stuff like cool merch. "

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" I think when we do our job right, our artists don't sound like anybody else. I have a real hard time with voices that sound like other big voices. "

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" A lot of times in a record company environment, it's, 'All right, go out on the road, go get some experience, come back in six months, and we'll see where we are.' I've erased that. Now it's, 'This is what we're working on today. I expect you to come in tomorrow and address this and be better.' "

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" The Big Machine Label Group will continue to knock down doors to break female talent. "

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" I've always thought we've done our best work when everything is on the line. "

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" I learned a long time ago, Don't ever doubt the power of Taylor Swift. "

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" We have a mantra at the Big Machine Label Group: Start with crazy and work backward. "

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