How Much Do You Possess Music?
A good article from One Thirty BPM aimed at music fans entitled “How Entitled Have We Become?”
There’s a belief that music is an art form, that it’s a child of passion and love. All of which is true. But there’s also a belief that artists should be churning out material regardless of whether or not it’s being traded in exchange for currency – which is, if we’re being honest, happening to every artist on the planet every single day in some form or another anyway. That belief is incorrect.
Musicians that start recording out of their bedrooms or garages have jobs too, you know. When a blog catches wind of their tracks and they suddenly gain notoriety, they usually keep up the day job. How else would they function if their music isn’t generating revenue? These days, unless you’ve really struck it big, being a musician isn’t as lucrative as fans tend to think. The art itself is natural, it is a product of passion and love. The key word there though, at least eventually, is product.
