"People only made money out of records for a very, very small time. When The Rolling Stones started out, we didn’t make any money out of records because record companies wouldn’t pay you! They didn’t pay anyone!Then, there was a small period from 1970 to 1997, where people did get paid, and they got paid very handsomely and everyone made money. But now that period has gone. So if you look at the history of recorded music from 1900 to now, there was a 25 year period where artists did very well, but the rest of the time they didn’t."

Rolling Stones: MICK JAGGER ON FILE SHARING (via aquariumdrunkard)

This.

INB4: This doesn’t mean I am justifying stealing IP from artists, it’s more that I just don’t believe the nature of music-as-commodity is a long-lasting or particularly healthy idea.

Also, it doesn’t mean I am against paying for music - especially direct to the artists -  through such means as Bandcamp, but I don’t see why a record company is even needed nowadays.

(via shanembailey)

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