RANDY SPENDLOVE AND JUSTIN STEIN
A conversation on identifying talent, the role of activism in our lives in 2017 and the artistic spirit.
Randy Spendlove is President of Motion Picture Music for Paramount Pictures.
Justin Stein is a songwriter based in Los Angeles.
Theme music composed and performed by Henry Lyons.
Illustration by Grace Hauck.
Recorded at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.
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NOTABLE QUOTES
ON CREATIVE POTENTIAL:
“It’s not what the artist has done, it’s what they’re capable of doing. If you’re judging somebody just from what they’ve done in the past, you’re not getting an accurate picture of what they’re all about.”
- Randy Spendlove
ON PURPOSE IN SONGWRITING:
“It all just comes back to: does the song move you? That’s what we’re supposed to do.”
- Justin Stein
ON MENTORSHIP:
“I remember being a young person. I remember the people that gave me that shot and took that meeting. I think it’s incredibly important – and our obligation – to not only help others in the business and the arts along, but to educate our youth about passion in music.”
- Randy Spendlove
ON MODERN TIMES + 2017:
“This is an unbelievable time for artistic expression. With the internet and social media, society is more susceptible to hearing your view now more than ever.”
- Randy Spendlove
ON ARTISTIC INTEGRITY:
“The art has to come first. When it’s right, the hair on your arm stands up and you get goosebumps on the back of your neck. That becomes very obvious when it works.”
- Randy Spendlove