Who am I to decide
quoted 1 line which professions get to make money and which ones don't?
>which professions get to make money and which ones don't?
See that's kind of my point. Making music shouldn't be treated as a job, it
should be something you do because you like to do it.
quoted 2 lines Most music is shit these days because that's what the majority of consumers
>Most music is shit these days because that's what the majority of consumers
>want.
Also very true.
They didn't release it into the public domain, so
quoted 3 lines they expect to be paid for it. Again, I don't believe that you or I have
>they expect to be paid for it. Again, I don't believe that you or I have
>the
>right to decide who has "enough" money and who doesn't.
Back to my first point, it shouldn't be considered a job. I'm not trying to
say that AE and AXF have 'enough' money. Good points again though.
If the music industry closed down, no
quoted 5 lines one would be on the radio, not the great artists and not the crap artists
>one would be on the radio, not the great artists and not the crap artists
>either. Then, since there was absolutely no opportunity to make even a
>modest
>living doing music, many potentially great musicians wouldn't even bother
>to.
I would. I don't get radio play (at least very rarely) and I don't get
money. I still do it. Radio would still make it's money in other ways if
MP3s became dominant, how I don't know (I'm not a businessman). Maybe
advertising or something. But again, good point.
quoted 5 lines I'm fairly well convinced that there are plenty of major-label artists
>I'm fairly well convinced that there are plenty of major-label artists
>doing
>what they do because they love it, and there are plenty of indie artists
>making
>crapola.
True but I don't think that's really how it is for a lot of bands. There are
a ton of them that make music for money and that's it (Metallica is the
perfect example).
quoted 5 lines I don't think you can really justify what you're doing, especially when it
>I don't think you can really justify what you're doing, especially when it
>comes
>to fringe artists like AFX and Ae. These people, as you say, are inspiring
>you!! How can you not thank them for their inspiration and hard work by at
>least plunking down for the music they made?
I did thank them; on my album, and on my web page. I thank them by enjoying
their music daily.
Thanks for continuing the thread, you have good points. =)
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