Michael Rapino Quotes

Part of calling ourselves Live Nation was about starting to shift the way we think, to be first and foremost fan-focused.

What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.

Ultimately, people do want to buy merch and tickets to support their favorite bands, but they don't want to feel like it's the only thing going on.

I've learned stuff, and I've forgotten stuff, but what I do know is that it really is all about the fans.

We want to make our fans happy and I hope we can achieve that.

That's your end goal anyway, is to make the fans happy.

We want to play good football, so that our fans feel well when they come to see our team play.

The better job we do of getting the right fans in the right seats at the right time, the more money our clients are going to make.

I'm always down to give the fans what they want.

Professionally, what comes first is representing the artist.Whether they're alive or dead.

What our fans want, what our fans believe, what our fans are interested in is why we are what we are. But, nevertheless, ultimately we have to do the things that we believe are essential for the long-term health of the game, of the league, and of all of our franchises.

The most important part are the fans, that people going home are happy. It's their time off, and you should give them something to enjoy.

As long as people want to see me do this action and sci-fi stuff, it would be wrong of me to deny the fans what they want to see.

I make my money off of touring and merchandise. And I'm lucky I have really loyal fans that understand how it works and support.

The best thing for the fans is having a team with a chance to win. That's what everyone wants.

Madonna would not have done a 360 deal with us just because of our touring capability. We had to prove to her and others that we have been working on and built a very good execution capacity at Artist Nation.

When does every fan like the manager?

I think we've always got to have a mind of the feeling for the supporters about the importance of each match. We've got to be careful not to make tournaments too big and then make qualifying too straightforward.

We want our teams to be able to entertain the supporters - they're such an important part of the industry, sometimes forgotten a bit. At the Amex they'll be very important for us. So we'll try and entertain. At the same time I know we're in the results business. I'm not naive.

We're always talking and plotting and discussing what we can do to give our fans the best possible experience and leave everyone going home with having an amazing time and a memory that will last a lifetime.

There's not a great danger in releasing the first single from an album without a video because the momentum from the last album will cause large numbers of fans to buy it.

The way it works is the manager's sort of, you know, is like the hub of an artist's career.

The fans pay our wages and I want to give back to the fans. I have been telling them for ages that I want big fights and they haven't believed me. They don't know the politics that go on behind the scenes through no fault of my own.

The only thing I consider before signing a project is that my fans should like it. I understand my responsibility towards my fans.

We know there is a very powerful fan base for Liverpool in Asia. We are not embarrassed to say we want to exploit that.