I've been doing a hybrid of investing and entrepreneurship, which I think initially I wasn't set out to do. But I realized it fit my personality.

I lived on couches for something like six months. I had no home. I was totally broke. I would stay at a friend's house for two weeks, then move because I didn't want to become this permanent mooch.

I think the perception of wealth and power is that things just become easier and easier when in reality as you raise the stakes things become more stressful.

There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening on streaming services.

I can sort of do what I want. Maybe I have to work harder to prove myself in some new relationship because they've heard some wacky stories about me. But at least I can get the meeting.

One of the difficulties in living the lifestyle I lead is that it is hard to get my friends in one place.

Spotify is returning a huge amount of money. We'll overtake iTunes in terms of what we bring to the record industry in under two years.