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.

In truth the social media elements of the Obama campaign, while extremely innovative, did not produce a lot of results.

You have got to be willing to be poor as an entrepreneur.

I had a desire to prove to myself that I was actually in control - that I wasnt a puppet.

If I were worried about my reputation, I wouldn't do anything with start-ups

The leader of a company needs to have a decision tree in his head - if this happens, we go this way, but if it winds up like that, then we go this other way.

You can now be a master of your own destiny. I'm not sure why you would sign up with a record label.