Quote by Daniel Ek
I had two passions growing up - one was music, one was technology.

I had two passions growing up – one was music, one was technology. I tried to play in a band for a while, but I was never talented enough to make it. And I started companies. One day came along and I decided to combine the two – and there was Spotify. – Daniel Ek

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I actually bought a travel guitar, and that guitar is really cool. You can actually fold the guitar, and you can plug headphones into it, but its acoustic, or semi-acoustic. – Daniel Ek

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There are half a billion people that listen to music online and the vast majority are doing so illegally. But if we bring those people over to the legal side and Spotify, what is going to happen is we are going to double the music industry and that will lead to more artists creating great new music. – Daniel Ek

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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than its ever been before. – Daniel Ek

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