I don't want to not be important.

It comes down to that ... business tactic: the guy that yells loudest is right.

I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.

A lot of people refer to power as shooting a loaded gun. When you have to shoot the gun, you've lost the power. Other people's knowledge of your gun should be enough.

You can't be an entrepreneur and work in a public company anymore.

Radio stinks. The stations are making a lot of money, but they just aren't taking chances.

Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.

I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.

Recorded music is more a marketing tool than a revenue source.

The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n' roll.

History shows fans want consolidation; you see it across the web every place. The big players are people like Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook.

I'm the kind of boy that can fall in love with any girl because I love with the heart, not the eyes.

The pleasure of reading is indescribable.

Happiness is always on the other side of being teachable.

I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning.

People are so codified - it's sad.

Maturity is many things. It is the ability to base a judgment on the big picture, the long haul.

Dirk Gently has been a long passion (my career started with Douglas Adams and my stage adaptation of Dirk Gently) .

Some stalkers are quite benign, but finding someone in your garden at three o’clock in the morning with a meat cleaver and a hard-on can’t be much fun.

People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their behavior out of reason, in a way that animals can’t do.

Most people spend their time on the 'urgent' rather than on the 'important.'