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Brad has an interesting article about musicians and their success.
It’s mostly anecdotes about famous or semi-famous musicians that have day jobs. It’s strange to me that this fact is still a mind blower.
Sometimes I wonder if artists being more up front about their earnings would impact file sharing. Something I’ve noticed is that many people exaggerate what they think musicians earn, which makes it easier to dismiss buying their albums after they download them. What’s $15 to an artist who’s riding around in a limosine [sic], right? What if you knew he took the bus? To work? Where he gets paid less than you?
It's not just a cliche. I have on good authority that a number of the guys from SR-71 work some fairly menial jobs in an effort to make ends meet. The funds from album sales and tour revenues just aren't enough to cover the bases.
Posted by Casper at February 7, 2005 10:15 PM