110 Quotes by Troy Carter

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

I'm a very commonsense guy - I just look at the viability of the idea, if I feel the team has the ability to execute the idea. I also look at the investment syndicate, the size of the market, and then a lot of gut married on top of it.

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.

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.

I was Jazzy Jeff's assistant.

Being schooled is the same thing as learning, and you can never be too old to have your coattail pulled when you're wrong about something.

The way consumers interact with music is different now. It's not an albums business anymore; it's a singles business again, and the industry has gone through that before.

The problem with when you look at eBay is that you can put a pair of Jordans next to a frying pan. It's an altogether different experience compared to having some editorial around it and well-curated experience.

Lady Gaga is phenomenal. From the first day I met her, she was lightning in a bottle.