“…I really do believe that live music is really a huge part of people’s good mental health. It can only do you good.”

“…It’s not just about being the manager, it’s not about just being the artist… there’s so much more to this industry.”

“…So, I actually Art Directed the first of those Bob Marley sleeves, and I got to know Bob fairly well.”

“…There is a magazine, which is still going, called Music Week, which was the only sort of industry Bible. I looked in the back and joined an agency from there. That’s how I got my start.”

“…I think you just have to find the right people and dig a bit deeper. It’s got so much to do with hard work and sacrifice.”

“….it took us about two weeks to get a paper together and get our slot in front of the board of the bank. We had a paper and we went in. I think we lasted about 10 minutes! They threw us out.”

“….she said, ‘Well I told them I had a sore throat and whatnot’ and they said, ‘What do we need to get you? And she said, ‘Well I think the only thing thats gonna make this throat better is I think, some of my people in the audience!”

“…that’s a beautiful question. Um, for me, the beginning was the hardest. Because you’ve got to learn how to adapt.”

“…so I said, “Let me talk to Chris.” I was like, “Chris, hi. Look, i’ve been thinking about this deal and I’m not sure that it should be 50/50. I think it should be 60/40”

‘All of a sudden I hear them announce. "Yes! Now we have the new V2 signing, under Richard Branson's Label. The V2 signing 'Liberty!' And I was like - Hold on a minute?’

Two things that taught me. One, the power of music. Two, the power of a hit. Not even knowing it's a hit. Because it hadn't been out yet, but 'believing' it was a hit. 'Belief'.

‘And then the second fader gets pushed up to double track and then it just moulds together and all of a sudden, it was the sound I knew from the records! That's how they did it!’