Shawn Fanning Quotes

"Bertelsmann understood our vision when they first invested in us, ... They still believe in that vision."
-Shawn Fanning

"Napster works because people who love music share and participate. Along the way, many people said it would never work. We've heard that we couldn't survive before -- when we had 700,000 members, and when we had 17 million members. Today we have more than 50 million members, and we'll all find a way to keep this community growing."
-Shawn Fanning

"Grateful that we do not have to turn away our 20 million users."
-Shawn Fanning

"I am grateful they are now showing that leadership when it comes to using technology to make music more accessible."
-Shawn Fanning

"Nobody has ever built a reliable peer-to-peer service, where people can really access all the music they want in one location, ... Once I got it into my head, I couldn't imagine the media space without one."
-Shawn Fanning

"Napster for the Mac provides the total Napster experience wrapped in a Mac-friendly user interface."
-Shawn Fanning

"Independent artists and labels have always been the trend setters in music and the music business."
-Shawn Fanning