Category: BooksVsMusic

The #BooksVsMusic column – each post features a quote from a book to spark a reflection on the world of music.

“A DJ is not the one who plays records; he is the one who reads the souls of those in front of him.”

In his book “God is a DJ“, Joe T Vannelli touches on a fundamental point that applies to anyone working in music, from promoters to A&R’s: empathy with…

“The weakest link in the chain is never the software; it is always the human.”

Kevin Mitnick, the most famous hacker in history, explains in his book “The Art of Deception” – which, as the nerd I am, I couldn’t help but read…

“Talented people are not managed, they are inspired.”

It is a quote by Marisandra Lizzi, from the book “Lettera a Jeff Bezos“, and it hit me like a slap in the face. Because in our environment,…

“Success is a wonderful guest, but it has the flaw of never making the bed when it leaves.”

Rosario Pellecchia puts it bluntly in his book “Le balene mangiano da sole”. And let’s admit it: in our sector, we are the first to roll out the…

“In the last 15 years, the average attention span of human beings has dropped from 12 seconds to 8.”

The source is a study conducted by Microsoft cited in “The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life” by Steven Bartlett. Steven adds: “To…

“Make sure you are building The Right It before you build It Right.”

Simple, brutal, fundamental. Alberto Savoia, in his book “The Right It“, throws reality in our faces: it’s useless to obsess over execution if the core idea has no…

“Organizations that work are those in which critical thinking is encouraged and stimulated; those in which the rule is that the boss is not always right.”

This sentence is the manifesto of our way of working, the brainchild of a giant like Alfred P. Sloan, the historic CEO of General Motors. It is said…

“At school they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t understand life.” (John Lennon)

One of the books I read this year is “L’energia che sei” by Franco Bertoli, national team captain, one of the most successful volleyball coaches ever, and mental…

“I don’t know anything about music. In my line of work, you don’t need to.” (ELVIS PRESLEY)

“Forget it, Andrea Corelli doesn’t know s**t about music anyway.” A bit like Elvis Presley. And maybe the point is that you don’t need to. During the holidays,…