Daniel Ek Quotes

You can't save the world with music. But I can try. I have the same job as Bruce Springsteen. I have to go as far as I can with it.

Could a person really make a social contribution through music consciously? I mean, beyond making a person happy to hear the song and more making a social contribution consciously through your music? For me, Stevie Wonder is the paragon of that. And I didn't want to be Stevie Wonder, but I did want to do what he does.

Live creatively. Create life. These are two ways to make a better world.

I think that generally music should be a positive thing, I like Bob Marley's attitude: he said that his goal in life was to single handedly fight all the evil in the world with nothing but music, and when he went to a place he didn't go to play, he went to conquer.

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

Getting into music has changed my personality and way of doing things. I'm far more open now.

You can consciously make a difference with music. Bob Marley is one of those few artists that everyone can say that they love. He makes you feel good. It's very real.

Pop music has been the center of change, you know? And positive messages. I would love to get back to that place because I think we've lost it a little bit.

Individuals by themselves can make a difference. And by making a difference, you can improve the world.

Music and improving the world are two sides of the same coin.

I've learned how much of an impact that music has on people. I get messages all the time from people telling me what my music means to them and what it has done to them.

Music has always been profoundly important to me.

Music was what bothered me, what interested me.

To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world.

When I went to see certain shows when I was a kid, they changed my life. They made me tap into that place inside myself that I was unable to get to, so music is that tool, that bridge, and that's the kind of music I'm interested in making.

I really don't know anything about music, and it's no great experience for me. But I do think that music has a purifying element.

The world's becoming a better place, and again it is up to us to make sure we're doing the right things.

If I can impact people with my music, that's what I want.

The people who think it a shame when anything goes wrong—who rush to the conclusion that evil could or ought to have been prevented, are those who, in the long run, do most to make the world better.

I felt that if I could make the world better for the young, that would be the greatest thing we can do.

Mad Season changed my life in a million different ways.

I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.

When I realized that you can actually impact people's lives like that through music, thats an incredible thing.

I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.

People respond to any good you can do in music.