The Evolution of Music Sales in Five Steps. Brilliant.

September 13, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music sales, U2

Pete forwarded this tweet from DanWineman (@dwineman). This sums things up better than anything I’ve ever seen.

Evolution of music sales:
1. Pay a lot
2. Pay a little
3. Pay anything
4. OK fine, just pay once a month
5. Fuck you, now you own a U2 album

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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