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I think the record industry has gotten to be more about labels wondering what the new single is rather than labels nurturing artists. It's gotten away from making a full album of music that someone would want to listen to all the way through.
John Varvatos
MusicThinkSomeoneNewWantWay
Success is a funny thing. It means different things to different people. For me, I am always pleased when people connect to our brand. It means we are executing in a manner that speaks to a wide variety of businesses.
FunnySuccessI AmPeopleMeBrand
Music has always been a dominant force in my life. As a young kid, it was a way for me to escape everyday life.
LifeMusicMeMy LifeYoungEscape
I enjoy looking at old photos of some of my favorite rock icons, but also get inspired from the younger bands that are coming up and really creating their own style, their own image.
StyleLookingEnjoyCreatingRock
The great thing about living in New York is the constant change of things. It inspires me to keep moving, push forward, question ideas.
ChangeGreatNew YorkIdeasMoving
Women tell me they won't date a guy with bad shoes. There are good-looking guys with good-looking outfits, and then really bad-looking square toe I-don't-even-want-to-mention-the-label kind of shoes. There is no reason for that. Again, invest in something that looks proper. A great pair of shoes can make your old outfit look great, too.
WomenGreatShoesMeLookBad
I never wanted to be the face of the brand. You haven't seen me in my own ads. You don't see my logo all over my clothes. From the beginning, I wanted the clothes to stand on their own.
BeginningMeFaceBrandStandYou
Canada - they won't like me saying this, but it's really like it's a part of Michigan, that area.
MeSayingCanadaMichiganLikePart
My vision is the ability to design clothes for a man who wants to create his own style and doesn't want to dress like he's in uniform, to look like the guy in the ad, or to feel like he has to put it together that way.
VisionStyleTogetherManDress
Guys out there have no sense of how their clothes should fit.
ClothesNo SenseOutSenseFitHow
Sometimes, we need an obstacle to challenge us and push us further than we would if things were always status quo. I'd say one example is the market crashing. It's like, just when we started to get into a rhythm, everything changed! But, it taught us a great deal about how we do business and how we can improve.
BusinessGreatChallengePushSay
People will always have their opinions; I've come to learn whose matter.
PeopleLearnOpinionsWillMatter
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