gino wong wrote:
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>
> I have a friend who was the singer in a band called the Nazz.
> Their gross royalty rate was .05 cents per lp. He was 17 when he
> signed. to SGC.
The Nazz as in Todd Rundgren, Thom Mooney, Carson Van Osten and Robert
Antoni?
A very good 60s US band in a wannabeBritpopstars way.
> I grew up around people who were hosed by industry people because
> that was the was things were done. I was hosed by the similar
> types later. There are a stripe of people across all industries who
> think that fucking someone over even in the smallest was is every
> day's objective. I used to call them flies.
>
> If the entertainment industry wasn't incidental to music in my own
> world view, there would be a few dead people between Paris and new
> York by my hand over the years.
Ms Love may rant a lot, and be a complete fuckup in many areas of her
life, but I think she was 95% right on the money in 2000 and even more
right now. With the caveat that if one is going to create art for
art's sake one must accept (expect perhaps) to be broke at the end of
the day because you will have decided against making assembly-line
"product". And with the extra caveat that nobody can pursue a rock 'n'
roll or other music dream and expect stardom without compromise in
artistic vision and ethics.
--
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
Systems Theory internet music project links:
official site <www.systemstheory.net>
MySpace MP3s <www.myspace.com/systemstheory>
CDBaby <www.cdbaby.com/systemstheory>
"Soundtracks For Imaginary Movies" CD released Dec 2004
"Codetalkers" CD now available for free download at:
<www.mikedickson.org.uk/codetalkers>
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