“I couldn't make a headphone look like a piece of medical equipment or a toy, as most headphones do.”
Jimmy Iovine“Dylan captured what was on a million minds and turned it into poetry. With 'Blowin' in the Wind' or 'The Times They Are A-Changin',' he set a whole new standard.”
Jimmy Iovine“Every system I have in my house or my car, they're all tuned exactly the same.”
Jimmy Iovine“I couldn't make a headphone look like a piece of medical equipment or a toy, as most headphones do.”
Jimmy Iovine“It's time you stop thinking that because you did something, it's... amazing. All you've got to do is say, 'OK. If I'm great, what do they call Steve Jobs?'”
Jimmy Iovine“You try to do the best with what you've got and ignore everything else. That's why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next to you, and you lose a step.”
Jimmy Iovine“The sound of my voice is more famous than me.”
Jimmy Iovine“I follow cool. When I went up to see Steve Jobs, I said, 'The party's at this guy's house.'”
Jimmy Iovine“I knew in my heart that I wasn't cool, but I figured I could at least be cool by association.”
Jimmy Iovine“I can't learn in school, but I can learn from somebody who I think is cool and great.”
Jimmy Iovine“I always wanted to be where the cool was because I didn't think I was cool. But music was cool.”
Jimmy Iovine