As a musician, nahhh, recording artist (there are millions of better musicians than me out there), the music industry these days is tricky business. It’s no longer about “getting” a song. You can “get” any song you want at any time…for free. It’s now about supporting artists. We’ve all become like royalty from hundreds of years ago… By buying that song download from that artist, we’ve become patrons of the arts.
I know most music listeners couldn’t care less about this thing because they see the big name artists with tons of cash, but for the majority of artists, like me, its a big deal.
To write and record music you need to spend time and lots of it to get it right.
Time costs money.
Recording costs money.
Instruments cost money.
Etc. Etc.
Not griping here, by any stretch. I’ve downloaded songs for free before as well. I think its just part of the landscape for music now.
I do think most people will try to find a song through legit channels first, then failing that, grab it for free from somewhere. That’s fine.
Those people that skip the legit channels and go straight for the free download were never going to be patrons of my art anyway.
But for those folk who go looking for my music and are ready to pay for it, well I’ve just got to make it as easy as possible for them to find it. Right?
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