I'm being myself when the camera is rolling.
It doesn't matter if it's social media or radio media or television media - it's all media, and it's all marketing. It's about understanding where your fans are. And when you have infiltrated them, and they're satisfied, and there's demand, how do you grow it from there?
It's a rare opportunity when you can do something for the greater good.
There's no reason people should be hungry in our country. It's not acceptable.
The facts show that the music industry was much better off before Spotify hit these shores.
With the launch of Big Machine Premium Vodka, we are now offering a superior product that perfectly complements the music we take such great pride in.
There are a lot of similarities, even though we're in two different businesses: There's the Taylor Swift business and the Big Machine Label Group business, but there's a huge intersection there. When we're together, it's limitless.
Most of our artists are songwriters, so the songs are still central to all this. If you don't have great songs, it doesn't matter the marketing or how many times you are on TV; you can only polish it so much.
I've always thought we've done our best work when everything is on the line.
It's such a loud world out there, so it's important to be able to be ubiquitous across formats.
You can come after me all day long. I don't care.
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California in the 1970s. My friends and I were into bicycle motocross and into skateboarding in empty swimming pools. Those activities shaped my generation.
Every day is an adventure, and no two days are ever alike.
In 1985, I went to work for MTM Records, Mary Tyler Moore's Nashville record label, and stayed three years. After that, I spent two years as an independent promoter, then worked for MCA Nashville Records, DreamWorks Nashville, and Universal Music Nashville.
I'm not a 'practicing' musician anymore. I played bass and guitar. I still pick up a guitar around the house every once in awhile.
I learned that you could beat the big guys with desire, passion, and hard work.
Can a label group by itself scale to make a sensible business? I don't think so.
You can have all personality in the world, the looks, etc., but if you don't have the songs, it doesn't close the deal.
If you think back to the beginning of the label, we knew we had to strike quickly and aggressively and go for the brass ring.
Auto racing has been a big part of my life since I was very young. When the car feels right, it's like, 'We've got a big machine.'
