selling out?
as a musician myself, i've always struggled with the question of "selling out." What I've come up with is this; if you view a musician's music as simply his trade, then he/she has every right to sell it to make a living. Especially since when a musician starts out, you barely get paid for gigs. When you have the opportunity to 'sell out' and make a few bucks off your music, more power to you. I've also found out that publishing rights (music in movies, tv shows, video games, etc.) is a very lucrative business. you can make a lot of money by simply allowing someone to use your song.
however, i do have a problem with someone changing their music or bending to the will of a record label in hopes that this 'new sound' will sell more records. Damien, as we all know, has never changed his music or bent to the will of anyone. He is making music his way and making money with that music. more power to him.
obviously, it's been on my mind..haha.
thoughts?
liam.
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