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The great thing about Ticketmaster is that it's seen as the comprehensive site for ticketing, artist information, venue information. We're a marketing platform, not just a technology platform, and we're going to build on it.

We like playing smaller venues, but we know how many people want to come and see us so we don't ever want to stop anyone who wants to come to a show from coming.

I headline concert halls for 20,000 people, but I still play smaller venues.

When you're headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It's a different kind of pressure, because you've got to deliver. You've got to give these people what they paid for. It's a different mind state, a different type of mentality, but it's honestly a pretty good problem to have, you know?

The players in the promotion business today are, by and large, not in it for the art anymore. It's all about how many bucks can you make on a concert.

I see sometimes how guys may make a buffoon of themselves to sell a few more tickets. They create this image, and when it's all said and done, it's like everything falls out from under them. They have no stability. I never wanted to be one of those guys.

It's hard to get concert tickets.

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.

There's a big difference between doing the odd gig and actually having a record out and your name being on the ticket.

My preference is 3,000, maybe 5,000-seat venues.