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Mikkel Eriksen
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Wed, 9 May 2001 20:33:46 +0200
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Re: [idm] Re: Aphex drugs etc...
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Warp records arent sellouts either... the song wasnt changed or anything. you've misunderstood the meaning of the word sellout. its been said in this thread before, & ill just repeat it: selling out is compromising your artistic freedom to gain money/fame. -Carthh--- Josh Brown said at Ò[idm] Re: Aphex drugs etc...Ó. [May/09/2001 20:22]
quoted 23 lines so anyway, we have established that Aphex probably doesn't even know> so anyway, we have established that Aphex probably doesn't even know > that his music is being used to fight the drug war. This means that the > question I asked in my initial post: Is Aphex a sellout? can be answered > "No." and can be replaced by the declaration that Warp records must be > the sellouts... > > Personally, if my label (not that I have one) sold my song to be used in > an anti-drug or an anti-choice or anti anything else I believed in > propaganda, I would sever my relationship with them and have a press > release protesting agaist it, but just because Aphex isn't doing this > doesn't mean he's a sellout. Maybe it means nothing whatsoever... It > won't affect my listening to him at all, just like the beatles Nike ad > doesn't affect my listening to the Beatles... Now, metallica is another > story, because thoese guys personally attacked Napster... AND they had > in the past admitted to trading tapes in their formative years.... > > once again, peace out my brothers and sisters in music madness > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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