22 Quotes by L.A. Reid

You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top.

I'm not a good Samaritan, I'm a businessman... The goal is to read and react. If we sign an artist that has potential for a shelf life way out in the distance, then we'll stay. But if not, then we won't.

I was a James Brown junkie as a kid.

Listen, we're still selling stardom. That doesn't go away because MTV decides they can't play videos or they want to program themselves more as a traditional T.V. station. Vevo and YouTube are like MTV online, and on demand.

The kids I talk to are convinced their generation will make the best music. And the greatest artists have yet to be discovered. I walk around with that thought every day.

Find your passion, and it’s no longer work.

World events can shape culture. Music is either a soundtrack for or a narration of changing times. And who knows how that’s going to go?

I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let’s open up some doors.

Im one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry arent behind us. Theyre actually ahead of us.