MichaelSweet Stryper · @michaelhsweet
18th Sep 2014 from TwitLonger
U2 - My take......
Although the music world seems to be out of desperation trying to find new ways to "market and promote" the art, unfortunately giving it away for free (U2 was paid 100 million dollars by Apple so I guess it really wasn't entirely free) to the consumer does raise some concerns in my mind and I'm sure with many other artists as well.
First - Why would anyone want to continue buying music when the trend is to receive it for free in their inbox? I think it does devalue music, especially the music of all the little fish in this enormous pond.
Second - It seems to me that the door is slowly closing and sealing for most other bands to have the same opportunities. Only a select few will see the light of these astronomical pay days and the rest will have to work even harder, only to see less fruit from their labor.
I've never done this for the money. It was (and still is) simply for the love of music. Music has more value to me than I could ever express. Although what seems to be a "good deed" to some (that may have even been carried out with relatively good intentions by others) is still a little disheartening to those who need to clock in earlier and clock out later than ever before just to try to pay for picks, sticks and stings. I hope this all works out, for the love of music.......
M