Stuuuuuuu wrote:
I used to do that shit back in the napster days, but I've changed my mind. I mean, I've always bought music and gone to shows to support artists (I have hundreds of records and CDs), but I did download for a while. I won't preach at you, but I encourage you to look at the letter that David Lowery (Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker), a professor of the economics of the music industry, wrote to NPR's "All Songs Considered" host (can't remember her name) when she announced on the radio she has never paid for an album. The letter is incredible, and will easily sway you if you have any sort of respect for the art of music composing and performance (or it should anyway).
I love CVB/Cracker. I’ve seen them 4 times, and the only other band I’ve seen 4 times is the Stones. David Lowery is a very clever guy.
How can you not love this lyric from him?
”When the end comes to this old world...God won't take the time to sort your ashes from mine”
But he’s an opinionated guy who is usually looking for an argument, and I just don’t agree with him on this one. File sharing allows very fast free exposure for new bands with no music industry intervention. But more importantly, fuck the music industry! They are the only casualty of file sharing, not “the art of music composing”, and they totally deserve the grave they have dug for themselves. The fucking music industry makes Al Capone look like a nun.