In a message dated 97-05-29 15:18:31 EDT, you write:
<< i would think one could safetly say that a good many people who make the
music which trent is now leeching off of did or do so for little more than
the sake of expression or 'cos its "what they like to do" and
ask/expect/try for little more than to earn a decent living through the
music as the world doesnt exactally cater towards their types, where as
trent reznor is merely cashing in on what the true artists are doing for no
reason other than greed.
>>
Well if trent reznor is a leech then so is richard d james, luke vibert,
booth and brown, ect.. i guess when richard d james decided to do a drum
and bass track it was ok because its rdj, but if trent reznor decides to
dabble in it he is a leech. The fact is every artist borrows out the ass,
whether it be from your contempories or past artists. It's whether or not if
the artist does so in his own voice and maybe with some degree of innovation
or integrity. Reznor does so and so does vibert and rdj. Reznor does do his
own sampling, but because he can afford to, he has others who also sample.
wow. Instead of having a sample bank of 1000 sounds now he has 3000. Seems
pretty smart to me. Ohh im sorry trent reznor isn't a "true artist", 98% of
the stuff that appears on nin albums was created by him, but he isn't a "true
artist". sometimes i just can't understand.