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" What's important for that person on the other side of the table, and what's important for the client? "

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" 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. "

" There was a time when radio stations wouldn't play Gaga's music because it was considered dance. Outside of live performances, the Internet became our primary tool to help people discover her music. "

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" If you wake up in the morning and your favorite artist isn't on the service that you're paying ten dollars a month for, sooner or later you lose faith in the subscription model. "

" You go into the venues, and there's a huge drop-off rate in the merch lines. People don't want to miss parts of the concert. "

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" Money doesn't make me tick. This definition of success doesn't make me tick. Managing some of the biggest stars in the world doesn't make me tick. Making my family proud makes me tick. "

" 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. "

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" My biggest frustration is the lack of scale in the music industry. The fact that no one has sold 100 million copies of an album is frustrating. "

" My third hire when I came to Spotify was Tiffany Kumar, who came on as our global head of songwriter relations. The whole idea was to put our heads together and figure out how to build and contribute within the songwriting community. "

" I was Jazzy Jeff's assistant. "

" Our bet is on the future of micronetworks. "

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

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" GaGa is a digital baby - that's how they communicate. There cant be any layers between the artists and their fans. "

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" With Gaga - she's not afraid to take chances. You get these dynamic projects because of it. She's completely unafraid. "

" Priyanka and Red One made a great record that we think will stand on its own. People won't buy the music just because she is who she is. We want them to buy it because it's good. "

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" 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. "