I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.
I actually quit the business. I went and drove a truck for a year and a half.
I worked for three years in a small IT firm in Chicago. I managed our client base, so I translated into human speak for our technicians. But our company was sold, and the atmosphere and the culture really changed, so I quit without having anything else lined up.
You don't quit because you happen to be behind. You want to see how you do. And who knows? Maybe somebody will stumble.
I feel pretty used by the music industry, in that my contracts are written in such a way that I don't get paid. And that makes me wanna quit working for whoever thinks it is that I work for them. But I've clearly got a job that I can't quit.
I have decided to quit as I.P.L. Chairman. It is a decision which I was pondering over for some time.
I've got a contract that keeps me around a few more years.
My motto is, 'Never quit.'
I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.
I never stopped working, but I did let my contract run out. And I didn't really actively pursue it.