____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 31 October 2007 01:07 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> It's time for the RIAA to the face the music
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Saul Williams
>
> Never heard of him.
Let's assume that this applies to 99% of the people out there who consider
themselves "singers" out there.
> Still, it's great that he's adopting the new music distribution paradigm
> (whoever he is), as I think most artists will eventually do.
See the argument above. They /will/, and obscurity is precisely the reason they
will do so. Watch how many people are discovered in MySpace and YouTub. Their
biggest chance is opening up to a large audience rather than begging (and
later on sucking up to) studio owners in suits, only to be paid 10% of the
actual high-street price of an overpriced CD.
--
~~ Best of wishes
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