Scott Borchetta

“There's no reason people should be hungry in our country. It's not acceptable.”

“When we first started, I had the time to personally live every project. As I continue to build the company, I've learned much better ways to delegate and let the executive team run. It's just as exciting for me to see the executives succeed as it is the artists.”

“I attended College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., for a year, but college wasn't for me. I was curious about life beyond Los Angeles.”

“The nicest thing that my friends who've known me for 15 or 20 years say to me is, 'Man, it's crazy that you're the same guy.' It's like, 'Which guy did you expect me to be?'”

“It's just part of my DNA. I love racing.”

“I've had so many conversations with new artists trying to figure out their careers.”

“Our focus is still on country, but, really, on whatever music our artists are making.”

“It doesn't matter if it's social media or radio media or television media - it's all media, and it's all marketing. It's about understanding where your fans are. And when you have infiltrated them, and they're satisfied, and there's demand, how do you grow it from there?”

“Because we are Nashville-based and predominately a country label, people obviously think of us in that way, and that's fine.”

“I don't want to worry about someone calling me and going, 'You better find a way to get another Taylor Swift record out this quarter.' When there's that kind of financial pressure dictating your path, it's hard to take creative risks.”

“Relationships feed on credibility, honesty, and consistency.”

“We're a content company. And if we create the best content, every distributor will want what we have.”

“My father was in record promotion in Los Angeles. He worked for Mercury Records, Capitol Records, and RCA Records. My parents divorced when I was about 9. In 1978, my dad moved to Nashville and opened an independent record promotion company, Mike Borchetta Promotions.”

“There are a lot of similarities, even though we're in two different businesses: There's the Taylor Swift business and the Big Machine Label Group business, but there's a huge intersection there. When we're together, it's limitless.”

“If you listen, people will tell you exactly what they want - whether it's a business relationship or a consumer relationship.”

“Our entire goal is to make something that moves you... if you don't want to call it country, I don't care. That doesn't matter to me.”

“When you break an artist, you learn a lot.”

“We're not too top heavy with executives. I don't have to check with New York or L.A. My crew walks in, we talk about something, and either we do it or we don't. There's not a long, drawn out process.”

“In 1985, I went to work for MTM Records, Mary Tyler Moore's Nashville record label, and stayed three years. After that, I spent two years as an independent promoter, then worked for MCA Nashville Records, DreamWorks Nashville, and Universal Music Nashville.”

“With the launch of Big Machine Premium Vodka, we are now offering a superior product that perfectly complements the music we take such great pride in.”