I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services. Daniel Ek bearpiracyservice Change image and share on social
People just want to have access to all of the world's music. Daniel Ek accessmusicpeople Change image and share on social
I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was. Daniel Ek cooldeeplyguy Change image and share on social
Put your consumers in focus, and listen to what they're actually saying, not what they tell you. Daniel Ek consumerfocuslisten Change image and share on social
In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Daniel Ek britneycomfortableexception Change image and share on social
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 bandcombinecompany share on social
At the end of the day, I want the music industry to be larger than what it is today. Daniel Ek dayendindustry Change image and share on social
It disturbed me that the music industry had gone down the drain, even though people were listening to more music than ever and from a greater diversity of artists. Daniel Ek artistdisturbdiversity Change image and share on social
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 it's acoustic, or semi-acoustic. Daniel Ek acousticbuycool Change image and share on social