hes tired of reading stuff about how the industry is dying apparently...
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2125278,00.html
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2125278,00.html
most of his quotes though are along the lines of 'things could be different... the labels could do it another way, but theyre not'. so its not like hes really convincing that things are better than ever or in rude health. what good is it if labels COULD do things differently but arent?
I find that I am more motivated sometimes when I'm down and depressed though.
no disrespect but you have obviously never been depressed. perhaps in a bad mood but not depressed. depression is crippling to your motivation.
Sorry to hear that DJL.
But did you really find yourself more motivated when you were in that state?
When you're angry or something I can believe it... yunno what I'm getting at.
this article just seems to be saying music is exciting, the bloke from xl likes music and respects the fans and artists he deals with, which is fine. he's on the level where he can communicate with fans of his artists. Which is good, and he's kind of right, even though the whole myspace as revelation steez seems a bit strange!
i think one of the most grotesque and dissonant things that has occurred in music lately is when you turn on a kids telly programme and they're talking about an artists chart performance, deals and corporate tie-ins, and boasting about the ridiculous amount an artist like robbie williams gets signed for etc, sure angels is nice but ppl aren't going to support an industry that does this by buying his records, ppl do see an exchange of money for goods at the end of the day, they're not stupid. Or boasting about how much a video costs to make, when you can get music for free, this isn't the way things should be at all.
you should go to any hip hop message board and see how people are so obsessed with sales figures and not only that but FIRST week sales... even for artists like pharoahe monch, who never sell anything (and true to form, didnt, on his new album either). im not sure ive really seen it being talked about that much by fans in other genres but a lot of rappers are always bringing up sales so its no wonder the fans are fixated by it too. as far as that robbie williams thing though, hasnt that been the way the broader mainstream press has always discussed music? i remember seeing news reports about michael jackson as a kid and the fact thriller had sold so many millions was always brought up or when mariah carey or janet jackson or whoever signed a zillion-dollar deal it would always be in the papers.