I believe we have a higher responsibility to each other.
My wife deals with real problems. My problems aren't problems - they're inconveniences.
Balance in general is difficult, but I refuse to go through life and just have work and not have good balance. I want to be an example, not only to my own children but also to artists and other entrepreneurs, that you can be a workaholic and also be a good husband and good father.
I surround myself with incredible, capable people, and the beautiful part about the artists I've chosen to work with, and the artists that have chosen to work with me, is that we share the same family values.
Asher Roth lived on my couch for six months to build up a following. With Justin Bieber, I moved him and his mother to a town house a block away from me.
Ludacris is one of the best people in the world, and I've known him since I was 19 years old.
The only way you'll find out something is to fail because you only need one success to be successful.
I don't know if I'm going to be a manager forever. I don't know if I'm going to be producing films or television shows.
If you really love someone, you can't be angry if they don't love you the same way. You got to just love them because you love them, not because you're expecting anything back in return.
My company motto is 'Inspire the world to try.'
I think caring as much as we do has been our greatest asset and really allowed us to build such a great company. It might not be conventional, but that's the way I'd rather live my life.
People told me I was nuts when I went to sign an act from YouTube - and now, that's one of the most conventional things you can do as an agent or manager.
When I look at acts, I look at the worldwide potential. And what travels wide is melody.
