Don't get me wrong, I am in a band and we play as much as we can for usually very little if any cash. Its the love of it, but writing original music and feeling passionate about what we do, we also want to make it a living rather just a hobby. Now for us that means having some notoriety. We want to be able to feel our music has accomplished something.
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Don't get me wrong, I am in a band and we play as much as we can for usually very little if any cash. Its the love of it, but writing original music and feeling passionate about what we do, we also want to make it a living rather just a hobby. Now for us that means having some notoriety. We want to be able to feel our music has accomplished something.
"I also disagree with the implied premise that musicians and artists have some inherent right to make money at their craft."
Why is that?
Unsigned bands don't make any money from what they are doing, they are working to make it to try to make some money. Now that is drying up.
Its like saying a waitress should not deserve any money for working.
Being in a touring band is hard work with time spent away from loved ones, living out of a case and crammed in plenty of small spaces.
Its a job, and one that people want until they have it.
True,
But I would argue with the likes of Pop Idol, American Idol, X Factor (you name you reality TV show) they are producing more and more artists to fail.
They explode quickly but they are dead within a year or two as the next competition winner is pushed.
This is not always the case but I think those that survive are in a minority