Ken Lombard Quotations

We have always admired the enormous talents of Herbie Hancock, ... When Jack Rovner and I first learned that we might be able to work with Herbie, we immediately jumped at the opportunity. And for the relationship to begin with a project as exciting as Possibilities is more than we could have hoped for. There are very few artists whose contribution to music has been as substantial and original as Herbie Hancock's. It is a great privilege to be undertaking this project with him.

Do we do the somersaults now or later,

Movies are a very important part of or entertainment strategy. The thought was to start with music, build some success, establish credibility and then move into films.

Given the success we've experienced with music, this is a logical extension to our entertainment strategy.

Everyone at Starbucks Hear Music feels a strong emotional connection to Genius Loves Company, ... We truly appreciate the recognition the Recording Academy has given this album and are thrilled by the response the public has shown to this project.

We needed to get the permission of our customers to go beyond coffee, and we feel that we got that permission with Ray.

It was obvious to us that wider distribution was most appropriate.

Everybody tried to tell us, 'You know, this is not going to work. You sure you know what you're doing?' And Earvin was wonderful because he was committed and he went to them and he said, 'I'm not really asking the question. This is what we're going to do. Will you support me? Will you give us film?' And in each case it was a 100-percent yes.

We felt this was an exciting project and a perfect fit for what we're trying to provide to our customers,

A lot of our customers are asking for device fill-up, and going forward we'll do that.