The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
If one's man's trash is another man's treasure, then one industry's potential failure is another's opportunity.
I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
The publishing industry stopped having new ideas out of respect for the untimely death of Ernest Hemingway in 1961 and has been doing everything the same way ever since.
The paradox of being in an industry where other people are usually the gatekeepers: publishers, editors - there are a lot of barriers to having control over your career. But coming out of hip-hop, the mindset was always to create your own.
Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate. Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.
I think where it's going is toward what the music industry is like, where channels will be considered more like labels that carry the type of TV show that you like, and then you'll consume them however you can. For example, I don't really watch Showtime, but I bought 'Homeland,' and I've been watching every episode on my iPad.
The book industry is all about community, and it never really feels like anyone is competing against anyone, thankfully.
