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In reply to the discussion: Another rich person moaning they can't make ends meet (Sheryl Crow) [View all]
BobTheSubgenius
(11,730 posts)130. I reached the nauseum long before the infinitum.
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Another rich person moaning they can't make ends meet (Sheryl Crow) [View all]
Coventina
Apr 2024
OP
As I've understood it, the industry is set up for musicians to have to tour to make money
underpants
Apr 2024
#3
she has a good point - and other artists just starting out will be more heavily impacted.
samsingh
Apr 2024
#133
I agree - she makes decent points about how difficult it is for recording artists.
harumph
Apr 2024
#42
Spotify, Sirius, Prime and other legitimate streaming platforms aren't ripping off the artists
FakeNoose
Apr 2024
#177
I'm sorry, but you've just touched the surface as to the vast universe of
Abolishinist
Apr 2024
#108
Got all mine too! Now I need a solar solution to make sure I'll have power.
SouthernDem4ever
Apr 2024
#54
" Not good for new acts", like Billie Eilish or Olivia Rodrigo for example?
speak easy
Apr 2024
#165
Yeah, what's the incentive now if you can't make money now with a start-up band?
brush
Apr 2024
#180
I was referring to the time when he was alive and ignored but still making records.
shrike3
Apr 2024
#154
Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were never 'big' they were always eclectic.
Voltaire2
Apr 2024
#162
I did not call him a has-been. Another poster did, so take it up with them, please.
shrike3
Apr 2024
#174
I don't know if you remember The Romantics. "What I Like About You" and others.
shrike3
Apr 2024
#155
How many members were still around in that bloated corpse of 38 Special??
AZSkiffyGeek
Apr 2024
#135
No it is not. You clearly are just bent on making derogatory universalised comments that would not withstand scrutiny
Celerity
Apr 2024
#171
No. You are just using your personal prejudices to effect ageist, falsely universalised smears and attacks.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#181
The only way one could reach this conclusion is by not listening to enough music made after the 90s.
ramen
Apr 2024
#125
She had better prepare to live off her savings. Musicians these days get screwed out of their creativity.
DFW
Apr 2024
#22
And if it wasn't a famous artist saying it, who would be paying any attention?
meadowlander
Apr 2024
#41
Apropos of Spotify, didn't Taylor Swift pull all her material from that service?
keep_left
Apr 2024
#35
My take is she's not really complaining she's not rich enough. She's talking about the MUSIC INDUSTRY.
pnwmom
Apr 2024
#39
Yeah, but listeners / fans want and almost expect (!) music for free these days. She is largely wrong though, there are
TeamProg
Apr 2024
#52
Obviously, you're having difficulty coping with how primitive your lifestyle actually is.............
jaxexpat
Apr 2024
#47
The "roof over her head" bit is from an anonymous "friend". "In Touch" doesn't have a great reputation
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2024
#56
She's not wrong. Nobody I know in the music biz is making money off recordings.
bluesbassman
Apr 2024
#70
I'm not sure multi-millionaires are the best people to use when trying to highlight the plight of struggling muscians
XorXor
Apr 2024
#100
I'm capable of both agreeing it's a shitty deal for artists these days, and also not having too much sympathy...
Silent3
Apr 2024
#104
Sorry. I don't care how much her net worth is (and net worth is a garbage number anyway).
All Mixed Up
Apr 2024
#106
She doesn't make music all by herself, those employed in the music business are affected.
betsuni
Apr 2024
#115
In the music industry, as with many other artistic genres, it's the suits who enjoy the lion's share of the profits
dlk
Apr 2024
#127
I don't get self-pity from the message as much as a heads up about this change for musicians
mahina
Apr 2024
#150
She's talking about the music industry. But heres a tour of one of her houses...
IcyPeas
Apr 2024
#176
It's amazing how many people have an opinion without actually listening to the interview
AkFemDem
Apr 2024
#178