Finally, I would like to remind record companies that they have a cultural responsibility to give the buying public great music. Milking a trend to death is not contributing to culture and is ultimately not profitable.

  • -- Tony Visconti 托尼·维斯康蒂

最后,我想提醒唱片公司,他们有文化责任为购买音乐的大众提供优质的音乐。从一种走向死亡的趋势中榨取利润对文化没有贡献,最终也不会带来利润。

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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.

我认为每个人都有点害怕成为潮流的一部分,因为你和别人比较。作家往往有很多同志情谊,当你经常和别人比较时,这种友情会受到损害,但我认为这是一个伟大的趋势。我很荣幸能在很多方面参与其中。

What can we learn from the battle between data and design? What can we learn from the relationship between Google and Apple? Clearly no one school of thought is right: Apple and Google are both wildly successful and profitable companies that changed the world.

我们能从数据和设计之间的斗争中学到什么?我们可以从谷歌和苹果的关系中学到什么?显然,没有哪个学派的观点是正确的:苹果和谷歌都是非常成功且盈利丰厚的公司,它们改变了世界。

You don't have to invent the wheel, but you might want to be the company that invents the rims.

你不必发明轮子,但你可能想成为发明轮辋的公司。

People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.

经营成衣公司的是商人,而不是生产或设计人员。

A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.

有目的的谎言是最糟糕的谎言之一,也是最有利可图的谎言。

The thing is to be able to outlast the trends.

关键是要能够比潮流更持久。