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| From | Bob Hutton <bobhutton@btinternet.com> |
| Subject | Re: eMusic |
| Date | Thu, 10 May 2007 20:54:19 +0100 |
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All I meant by my final comments was that some of the best music I have
in my collection was made by people for whom it was not their primary
source of income - possibly not even a source of income at all in some
cases! On the other hand I also own many great albums by people who
have CHOSEN to make music their career. Again that is their choice.
But if they can't make an honest living with their music alone, am I
really meant to feel sorry for them? There are many other ways to make
money. I'd love to make a living out of making or selling music, but I
have neither the raw talent nor the business acumen, so I chose to do
something different instead.
I've supported independent music plenty in the past, perhaps more so
than many contributors to this list. I have bought CDs galore from
Bruce Brodeen, including almost all his NotLame label stuff (when
NotLame was a label as well as a store). I've been to loads of IPO
shows (including one Canadian night in Chicago, where I reckon I was
about the sole paying customer there) and bought CDs at merch tables.
However the simple fact is that I choose now to avail myself of cheaper
ways of getting my music, where possible, now that these cheaper avenues
exist for me. eMusic is the cheapest legal way of getting music I like,
possibly music I wouldn't have purchased otherwise. What's your beef
about that, Jaimie?
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