Right after the keynote in which Steve Jobs introduced the iPod Shuffle, I went backstage with one question in mind: What makes an iPod an iPod? By then - January 11, 2005 - I had staked my own claim to iPod expertise, having written a 'Newsweek' cover story about Apple's transformational music player, and I was writing a book on it.
I got a Walkman, I had the 'Footloose' soundtrack and I danced to it constantly.
I have a whole lot of songs.
I keep my iPod on shuffle most of the time, but I'm most into Cirque du Soleil soundtracks.
No matter where you are or what you're doing, it's always great if you don't have to get up and physically change the song that plays next.
My roots are in my record player.
I don't have an iPod! It's never appealed to me, really.
The first thing I do after I wake up is switch on the music player and the last thing I do before going to sleep is stop it.
I'm an iPod person.
If I have an iPod, I'm good.
I listen to my iPod as I walk on. If I'm winning I'll listen to the same song, that's like a good luck thing - usually The Black Eyed Peas' Let's Get It Started.
I like buying iTunes. It's instant.
I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in.
With the iPod - Apple's first successful stab at market dominance - Apple had begun with a high price but quickly dropped it.
I've got my iPod and I've got it on shuffle. If I'm not ready for one, I'll click to the next one. My wife, Lori, and our children, Adam, Nate, Chris, and Luke, will all tell you that when I find one I like it can stay on repeat for weeks on end.
I was asked to do a test commercial shoot for an Apple product which didn't mean much to me at the time. Some music player that holds all your songs. Sounded cool to me and I never gave up an opportunity to work, especially with the possibility of it turning into a national commercial. Coolest job I did in that time.
My phone is key. This is because I like listening to music, and often, not travelling with it would be a killer. I also love my bed, but unfortunately I can't travel with it, but if I could I would.
Thank you... Apple, for adding a camera to the iPod Nano. Now it's just like the iPhone except it can't make calls. So basically, it's just like the iPhone.
Apple was selling $400 iPods with $1 earbuds. They're making a beautiful white object with all the music in the world in it... I'm going to make a beautiful black object that will play it back.
I would ditch school if my CD was scratched up or I couldn't get batteries. I wasn't trying to get on the bus and not be listening to music.
Apple is a company that understands music.
The iPod is genius. I have 300.
But I can't remember who is in my CD player now.
I had an all-Fear of Music iPod, just versions of the 11 songs from the record. No other songs allowed.
I put one on the turntable and when the needle dropped, I was stunned - didn't know whether I was stoned or straight.
