Daniel Ek Quotes

I've never had difficulty dominating any market I've been in.

My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry.

Whenever you're the leader in any industry, you get more headlines.

We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product.

I think the main thing you measure your success by is what you do in comparison to your opposition. If you're in an industry where you're the leader, then you're performing very well.

If you want to be promoted into the first league of carmakers, then you can't just follow suit.

I wanna be the most successful socially aware artist: Grammys, number one singles, albums, overseas and internationally-known household name, all that.

I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits.

Companies that are closest to the customers are the ones who are going to lead the industry.

Anybody can be a star with the right song.

I'm in the greatest band in the world, period. End of story. We're the best.

Competition matters.

I never thought that I would have the No 1 song in the world.

My music's gotten much more famous than me.

I want to see myself as being the king of this: the king of music, man, and everything I lay my hands on.

If there is increased competition, it is only good for the team.

When I was, like, 18, that's when I started to really take my own craft seriously and just noticed people were enjoying it. And when I put out my first mixtape, that's when I realized I could make this a career.

People always want to be on the team that's winning.

For us to be successful, we have to kick our competitors' butt.

Tears for Fears was always very personal, but at the same time, it was always big business, a lot of pressure.

Film music has given me everything - career and popularity.

I always said that I want to sell out Madison Square Garden before I turn 21.

It's very easy to criticize the CEO of the market leader.

We were overwhelmed by how much the first album connected with people, but I wouldn't put us in the 'pop star' realm.

Once you have a hit, it just becomes another old song.