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j8ear · 01-07-2008, 07:57 PM

David Byrne has always been one of my favorite artists ever since he "took me to the river" and asked me if I'm right or if im wrong...and...MY GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE!!!!?

A visionary in a sea of payola and simon cowell (in simon's defense he is unabashedly upfront about his motivation).

I saw this happening in 1999 when someone showed me winamp and in a few weeks I owned digital copies of everything my imagination and the imaginations of those who asked could conjure up.

I watched ~my~ prefered distribution mediums killed off only to be replaced by a newly minted preferred medium. It became almost embarrassing for the labels...and I began to feel pity for them. So antiquated, so foolish, so...so...so irrelevant to the process.

I'd never quite seen the six different possibilities so outlined, but I imagined them none the less...although from my prospective, the closer to one your possibility, the worse off you are as a musician.

I'm curious Roach about your "new deal" for musicians. Obviously we're polar opposites politically, but I'm intrigued by your floating of this concept none the less.

Please elucidate.

-bear

01-07-2008, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
j8ear Gentlemen Farmer Location: Middle of nowhere, Jersey	David Byrne has always been one of my favorite artists ever since he "took me to the river" and asked me if I'm right or if im wrong...and...MY GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE!!!!? A visionary in a sea of payola and simon cowell (in simon's defense he is unabashedly upfront about his motivation). I saw this happening in 1999 when someone showed me winamp and in a few weeks I owned digital copies of everything my imagination and the imaginations of those who asked could conjure up. I watched ~my~ prefered distribution mediums killed off only to be replaced by a newly minted preferred medium. It became almost embarrassing for the labels...and I began to feel pity for them. So antiquated, so foolish, so...so...so irrelevant to the process. I'd never quite seen the six different possibilities so outlined, but I imagined them none the less...although from my prospective, the closer to one your possibility, the worse off you are as a musician. I'm curious Roach about your "new deal" for musicians. Obviously we're polar opposites politically, but I'm intrigued by your floating of this concept none the less. Please elucidate. -bear __________________ It's alot easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.