Tag Archives: Jon Taffer

You ever see a bar with 200 beautiful women go broke? But I've seen a lot of bars with great DJs go broke. Jon Taffer

If I'm your boss, and I truly want you to be successful… I'm inherently going to teach you. I'm inherently going to correct your mistakes. I'm inherently going to spend time with you. I'm inherently going to lead you. Jon Taffer

I believe that every person's failure is their fault, every single time. Jon Taffer

Bars can't be everything to everyone. They must be everything to someone. Jon Taffer

Don't eat the bar nuts. Jon Taffer

People don't go to bars they think are uncool. Jon Taffer

It's easy to be good when things are great; it's tough to be good when they're not. Jon Taffer

When I was running the Troubadour, there was this transition from the classic singer/songwriter Jackson Browne types to bands like Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys, and Fear. Those are just some that come to mind. Oh, and Adam Ant! The Fear fans wanted to 'crush' the Ants. These guys hated each other. Jon Taffer

Failure is an extremely personal thing, and so is success. The problem with people is they don't own their failure, and if you don't own your failures, you're never going to own your successes. Jon Taffer

You can tell within a second of entering a bar if it's a place you should spend your time. Jon Taffer