“With Gaga - she's not afraid to take chances. You get these dynamic pr...” — Troy Carter Quote

With Gaga - she's not afraid to take chances. You get these dynamic projects because of it. She's completely unafraid.

When I started Atom Factory, the idea was to do something small yet powerful. That name resonated with the mission.

When you sit down with Zynga and Google, and they talk about billions of impressions, you think, music has way more of an emotional connection than technology, but we haven't cracked the code.

When I first got pitched on Uber, I thought it was the dumbest idea ever.

There's less clutter in the beverage category than in the music category. A lot less clutter.

A lot of people don't get second chances.

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.

There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.

An artist's life is to lead and not to follow and you have to take those chances.

I don't know about the rest of the world, but America loves redemption. They love giving people second chances.