Quotes from Clive Davis

My 'act' was schoolwork. I was your basic, garden-variety, ambitious, upwardly mobile, hard-working Jewish boy from Brooklyn. I was bound to go beyond my parents. It was simply the way things were.

I feel blessed that I found not just a profession, but a 24/7 way of life that I purely love. That curiosity to be current, to listen to the Hozier album, to be early in recognition of a Lorde and spending time with her and Miguel, the pleasure of seeing new talent erupt... I love it.

I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming out of the music world, the two of them.

The subject of bisexuality really needs much more discussion. It's a status that does exist.

The adage that you're either gay or straight or you're lying, well, that's not true. Bisexuality does exist.

I never paid attention when the LP became the cassette and the cassette became the CD and now we're dealing, you know, with MP3s. It's okay.

This was work (music industry) but it was the awakening to what was to become a life's passion.

The music began, and it was one of those life-changing moments. I saw an artist, Janis Joplin. She was exhilarating. She was vibrating. And she was like no other artist that I had ever seen before... It struck me that hard. Maybe the word is epiphany, when you get that special sensation.

I encourage the study of music. And the immersion. 'Cause my life has been so enriched by being involved in music as I have.

You've got to seize the opportunity if it is presented to you.

I want to hear the word 'cherish' about 5 times.