https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/ba-p/1241440 <P><STRONG><EM>Our&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Announcements/Introducing-the-Spotify-Community-Rock-Star-Program/m-p/580948#M3753" target="_self">Community Rock Stars</A>&nbsp;with the Wordsmith&nbsp;role&nbsp;can submit blog posts to be published on the Spotify Community Blog. To find out more about the <A href="https://community.spotify.com/spotify/attachments/spotify/spotifyct/2952/4/RSPJan2015.pdf" target="_self">Rock Star Program click here.</A></EM></STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hey, you! It's me!</P> <P>It's time for a brand new Backstage Intro! And this time, with a very special person!&nbsp;</P> <P>Meet Spotify's co-founder and chairman; Martin Lorentzon!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Hey there, Martin. Nice to meet you! Tell us a little bit about yourself.</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>I am the co-founder and the chairman of Spotify. As the chairman I lead the board work of the company, for example to handle the vision and the overall goals. When I don't work I will do a lot of sports like squash, paddle tennis, floor ball, MTB, skiing and running. I also do some gaming in our brand new gaming room and the favourite games right now are Hearthstone, Diablo III and Counterstrike.</SPAN><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>What music are you into?</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>I more or less listen to everything! Every genre has its pros and cons, and music is really for everyone. One of our mantras is "Everyone loves music!". Right now I am very much into Mexican classical guitar, hardcore rock and rough and tough techno! It can sound like:</SPAN><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>2 lovely Mexican guitar players - </SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/749Mtume0Grk4MDue5DJ6C" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Diablo Rojo - Rodrigo y Gabriela</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>Hardcore rock from UK - </SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/33rzM8yQ9mf1JxUdODZEtQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Destabilise - Enter Shikari</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>Rough and tough from Berlin - </SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5RBcXTIm6xx4rOGizNPQ8c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Techno Rock (Fettes Geschmeide Cut) - Heiko &amp; Maiko</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN></P> <P><IMG src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31728i19E913AB927C3DAC/image-size/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="Martin Lorentzon" title="Martin Lorentzon" align="right" /></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>What do you love most about Spotify the company?</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>I think our company culture and the people are the best. We have so much fun together! Every office feels like a playground!</SPAN><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>How does your day at the Spotify Office look like as co-founder?</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>I work a lot together with our CEO Daniel Ek. It feels like we have a board meeting every day.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><STRONG>Desert Island Discs (stolen from the radio show of the same name): if you lived on a desert island, what eight records would you bring?</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>That is a tough question. Almost impossible to answer. But here is at least 8 great songs:</SPAN><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3m6KkYKdnbffMpGd9Pm9FP" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5EJcVJZBl6HTfSf6z4dC78" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">One (Your Name) feat. Pharrell - Swedisch House Maffia</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3fLXoOcTr87zmK0V8Iw8OU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Adagio In G Minor - Tomaso Albinoni</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2YzHSCRkNrOJmmYZ0HPBJJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Over The Hills And Far Away - Gary Moore</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5QAS5Es7PwvRWcgtyygK6Y" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Painted Black (Syntone Remix) - Alex Fakey</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/73tHRPP7skoXscwbLE2VBr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tamacún - Rodrigo y Gabriela</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4VrWlk8IQxevMvERoX08iC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chandelier - Sia</A><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/27ImR3LOSWgzqrABxD92uq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Faded - Zhu</A></P> <P><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><STRONG>If there's one thing you've learnt from founding Spotify, what is it?</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>Motivation always beats skills. The business idea is 3% and execution is 97%. That's why motivation is so important!</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><STRONG>Thanks for taking time to share your moments. Before we go, what joke always makes you laugh?</STRONG><SPAN class="para_break"><I class="copy_only"><BR /></I></SPAN><SPAN>Jokes with suits and masks are always great.</SPAN></P> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:08:44 GMT MichaelW 2015-11-19T16:08:44Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/ba-p/1241440 <P><IMG src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/29824iDC3C85FB87C33440/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="Backstage-pass.png" title="Backstage-pass.png" /></P> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:08:44 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/ba-p/1241440 MichaelW 2015-11-19T16:08:44Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1241461#M2782 <P>Even I was surprised! Well done&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/849693">@MichaelW</a>&nbsp;Great questions!</P> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:10:56 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1241461#M2782 meahtenoha 2015-11-19T16:10:56Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1241495#M2783 <P><IMG src="https://ip2.i.lithium.com/f4567c20e23ef9ac49f86568ebbca7ec3afa04df/68747470733a2f2f73706f746966792e692e6c69746869756d2e636f6d2f74352f696d6167652f736572766572706167652f696d6167652d69642f333137333869373545464241313738454344453339322f696d6167652d73697a652f6f726967696e616c3f763d6d70626c2d312670783d2d31" border="0" alt="d" title="d" width="339" height="161" /></P> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:06:11 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1241495#M2783 JoeThomas 2015-11-19T17:06:11Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1241565#M2784 <P>Well done <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/849693">@MichaelW</a> <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:04:21 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1241565#M2784 Soundofus 2015-11-19T19:04:21Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1245292#M2786 <P>Great interview!&nbsp;</P> Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:57:19 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1245292#M2786 JCdotnl 2015-11-26T11:57:19Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1265840#M2787 <P>Interesting read&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/849693">@MichaelW</a>&nbsp;!</P> Fri, 01 Jan 2016 08:51:12 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Special-Backstage-Intro-Meet-co-founder-Martin/bc-p/1265840#M2787 Gidyin 2016-01-01T08:51:12Z