Brian,

Number six has always been one of my pet problems.

Musicians will stab each other in the back to play a free gig. Look at attitudes about the union, about PRO fees, and now about internet radio.

Politically, we could form a much greater bloc than the RIAA or any of the big biz groups, but instead we depend on their largesse and hope for scraps from the table...the table that we provide.

There's no business other than art where the creators and owners give away their product at a far greater rate than that which is sold. What if McDonalds gave away hamburgers, Then Burger King started, then Wendy's...do you think they'd keep doing it and keep trying to outgive each other? That's what we do.


If artists, musicians and songwriters spent one month refusing to provide free product to anyone, the whole paradigm would start to shift.

But, it ain't gonna happen. We'll go on thinking of ourselves as adversaries. The opposing interests will go right over the cliff while Congress throws a rope to the large donors.

That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Mike

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

Mike Dunbar Music