OK let's see if I can start anymore flames. I personally don't think that
musicians should really make money off of music. I haven't made more than a
few measely bucks off of it, and that's great. I make tracks because I love
doing it, and it makes me feel good to have people write me and say "I like
your stuff." That's my entire motivation, it makes me feel good. That's why
most music is shit these days (on the radio I mean) because people aren't
doing it for the music, they're doing it for the money. I could go on and on
bitching about corporate radio for hours but that would bore everyone to
death so I won't. Anyway (back on topic) Napster is awesome. I only had
access to the (crappy) APX albums Richard James and Come To Daddy before
Napster, AFX is a big influence on the music that I make! I had never heard
AE whatsoever before Napster either. I'm sure that sucks for AFX's and AEs
wallets, but hey - they make enough money with music that they don't have to
work. What have they got to complain about? (Flame me! I know it's coming!).
Making music requires a lot of dedication, skill, etc, but I would hardly
call it working. If the entire music industry closed down over the whole MP3
debate and music became something that everyone did for gratification rather
than money, I honestly think that music as a whole would be much higher
quality, because only music lovers would be left to make music, rather than
corporate whores. (Before the flames start, no I didn't just call AFX and AE
whores, but face it - How many great musicians are never heard because they
can't get signed? How may shit musicians are out there that are making
millions? I rest my case).
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