Daniel Ek Quotes

I think when you go to a store and you go to the Justin Timberlake page and stream it from there, that's great, but that means you went to the store. iTunes Radio lets you discover it without you having to think about it.

The difference between Spotify and Internet radio services like Pandora is that Spotify is interactive. You can sample the complete catalogue of most artists' recordings.

One thing I always do is listen to my iPod. I listen to whatever is kind of new on the radio, I am always downloading stuff.

Apple Music is a big idea, and it's going to take some time to fulfill its overall dream.

I find so much new music I didn't know about on my Sonos.

I love Apple Music. I helped build Apple Music. It will always be a very, very big part of my life and part of the journey.

Ever since Napster I've dreamt of building a product similar to Spotify.

I'm very excited about my new Spotify account, which gives me access to twenty gazillion songs any time, all the time. The day I opened my account, though, I sat there perplexed. How would I figure out what I wanted to hear?

I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record.

YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you might like.

I kind of date my musical discovery back to when I was 13 years old, getting my iTunes account and using that as a major tool to discover new music.

I don't have the same access or time to gain access to music the way I used to.

Spotify - I met those guys before they launched in America and was wildly excited about the idea. 'Wow, this is all the music in the world, for a flat fee.'

I remember, when I was in college, an anonymous donor gave Stanford students a year of 'Yahoo Music Engine'.

The best way for me to discover new music is through YouTube, and through my readers emailing me stuff.

With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise.

A music service needs to be more than a bunch of songs and a few playlists.

We created Apple Music to make finding the right music easier for everyone - men and women, young and old.

I love iTunes. I love downloading music.

Apple Music is a living, breathing brand.

I'm down with Spotify. I don't know all the financial details but generally it's a great resource.

I'm always online looking for new music and things like that.

My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it, but there's a complete mix of '80s rubbish and current day stuff.

YouTube is an amazing platform for young musicians - although it's harder to get noticed now that everyone is on it.

Someone asked me the other day what my favourite record shop was, and I said YouTube.