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From:
Adam Piontek
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Date:
Wed, 9 May 2001 12:00:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
[idm] Re: selling out
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Actually, selling out is compromising any of your *ideals* to gain money/fame. Artistic freedom is an ideal, but artists aren't the only people who can sell out. So, if Warp or Aphex or your pet cat believed strongly that the "war on drugs" was a Bad Thing (tm), but were then offered money and, for the money, lent their support to the "war on drugs," that would be selling out. However, if Warp et. al. didn't care or felt the ad was a good thing, then lending their support or selling their music would not be "selling out." Also, if their primary ideal was just to give the music to whoever paid for it, then they were not only not selling out, they were living up to their ideals! PS - CarthagTuek ... is that from the Dune books? --- Mikkel Eriksen <Carthagtuek@softhome.net> wrote:
quoted 7 lines Warp records arent sellouts either... the song wasnt> 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.
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