178 Quotes by Jimmy Iovine

I was very insecure. I figured the only thing I can do is just work harder than everybody else and be useful. So I would anticipate when a client would need a cup of tea. I would anticipate when they wanted to rewind the tape. I would anticipate when they were going to do a vocal.

You shouldn't take a customer who's buying an album, who's happy buying an album, and try to tell them that what they're doing is wrong.

Girls are sitting around talking about boys, right? Or complaining about boys, when they have their heart broken or whatever, and they need music for that, right? And they need music for that. So it's hard to find the right music. Not everyone has the right list or knows a DJ.

Bruce Springsteen gave people faith in rock & roll and in themselves again.

Dylan captured what was on a million minds and turned it into poetry. With 'Blowin' in the Wind' or 'The Times They Are A-Changin',' he set a whole new standard.

I am blessed with the energy of a chimpanzee. There is nothing I can't get up for and give it a hundred percent.

I've always known in my heart that Beats belonged with Apple.

Interscope is run more like a rock band than a record company. It's run in a very spontaneous, heartfelt way.

I'm good at snap decisions. But if you let me, I will chew something to death.