tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post8633267583472207712..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Every time you share a download, Ian Astbury criesSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-9993966612554223012010-04-24T20:56:13.038+00:002010-04-24T20:56:13.038+00:00Isn't it interesting the way in which these cr...Isn't it interesting the way in which these critics of file sharing try to depict Radiohead as being on a par with a drug addict rock star or a skinny model with their "oh gosh but they're supposed to be role models and instead they're being <i>irresponsible</i>"? I mean for me the Radiohead thing (because it seems that this was the only time ever that anybody has given away something for free) says to Astbury's hypothetical 17 year old that you can play music for the fun of it or for purely artistic reasons and you can possibly make money by being clever about your marketing and sales technique (i.e. pay what you like).<br /><br />Of course, Radiohead and myself are completely wrong. You should whore out your music as much as possible. If you're lucky you might be able to do that with one hit single that sounds a bit like a poor-man's Cure song which you can sell to as many adverts, films, tv shows, computer games and compilations as possible whilst constantly breaking up and reforming to tour the same old song. I mean why would you try and be inventive when you could be making MUNNY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-57838173374200780042010-04-24T10:25:29.953+00:002010-04-24T10:25:29.953+00:00To be fair, Astbury has never exactly been the sha...To be fair, Astbury has never exactly been the sharpest tool in the box.H.http://theouthousers.comnoreply@blogger.com