We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
ALAN COOPERWe seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
ALAN COOPERThe things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
ALAN COOPERIf we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
ALAN COOPERThere’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
ALAN COOPERComputer memories work in a manner alien to human memories. My memory lets me recognize the faces of my friends, whereas my own computer never even recognizes me.
ALAN COOPERTypography should not vary widely in an interface.
ALAN COOPERYou can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
ALAN COOPERMen do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
ALAN COOPERIf you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
ALAN COOPERThere is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
ALAN COOPEROne of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
ALAN COOPERI’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
ALAN COOPERIronically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology.
ALAN COOPERDefine what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
ALAN COOPERI just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don’t want to keep making the same record over and over and over.
ALAN COOPERMy computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
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