L.A. Reid > Quotes

“Christina Aguilera is one of the great singers of her generation, and perhaps even underrated in how great she is.”
― L.A. Reid, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

“Future is turning out to be the crown jewel of Epic,”
― L.A. Reid, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

“I’ve never been what I’ll call Mr. Black Power or Mr. Promote That I’m Black. What I do like to promote is that, in my industry, I am the only one who does what I do. I happen to be black. I’m the only chairman of a major label who happens to be black, so it can be a little strange. Every room I go in, I stand out. If I have a cold, it’s pneumonia when I walk in. I never feel like I’m one of the boys or a member of the club. I’ve always felt like the odd man out. I know that some of that is insecurity. I always know that I can’t slip up, because I won’t get the brother pass. One”
― L.A. Reid, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

“At the Super Bowl that year, three young girls ran up to me, all excited. “Oh my god,” said one. “You’re Aaron Reid’s father.” On one hand, it made me chuckle, but on the other, it kind of got to me. It might sound petty, but it touched a nerve because, in truth, I was struggling a bit with not getting recognized for what I’d accomplished.”
― L.A. Reid, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

“When the neighbors complained I was running a business in their residential community, I told the fellow they sent to interview me that I was a musician and I had a studio. My neighbor is an accountant—does he have a calculator?”
― L.A. Reid, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

“Sitting on the floor of the closet, though, I couldn’t ignore the truth: I missed my wife, and even though I was happy to be away from her, I was still lonely. I had all these girls, but inside I felt empty.”
― L.A. Reid, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next