If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

Your best customers are worth far more than your average customers.

The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.

All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.

We're going to spend our entire future living in tomorrow-investing now, when it's difficult, is the single best moment.

Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.

Fans, true fans, are hard to find and precious. Just a few can change everything. What they demand, though, is generosity and bravery.