“I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really t...” — Daniel Ek Quote

“I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.”

“I get to meet really interesting people.”

“We are passionate about making it so that users enjoy the music that they want to enjoy but at the same time fairly compensates artists. That's not the same as saving the music industry.”

“I am not trying to be cooler or change my image or get into pop music.”

“It would be far less interesting, after 'The Empire Strikes Back,' to have an hour-long movie in between 'Empire' and 'Return of the Jedi,' where Luke is training. It's so much cooler to cut from end of 'Empire' to beginning of 'Return,' where he's become the Jedi.”

“My kids still think that, you know, other kids' parents are cooler than I am.”