Now that The Beatles' music is now available to download on iTunes, there aren't too many acts left that haven't agreed to put their tunes out onto the digital marketplace!
But three have stood firm in their refusal, and apparently, here's why:
AC/DC
Frontman Brian Johnson explains:
"Maybe I’m just being old-fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless ‘em, it’s going to kill music if they’re not careful … It’s a…monster, this thing. It just worries me. And I’m sure they’re just doing it all in the interest of making as much…cash as possible. Let’s put it this way, it’s certainly not for the…love, let’s get that out of the way, right away."
Garth Brooks
He says:
"These [Apple] guys are sweet guys, but they’re businessmen, so they understand. … They truly think that they’re saving music. My hat’s off to them. I looked at them right across the table with all the love in the world and told them they were killing it. And until we get variable pricing, until we get album-only [downloads], then they are not a true retailer for my stuff, and you won’t see my stuff on there—with all the love in the world. That’s nothing that they haven’t heard, either."
Kid Rock
He says:
"I just don’t like being told what to do. I don’t have a beef with Apple, or iTunes, or any of them. I do have a beef with that it seems kind of socialist of them to charge the same price for every song. What if every car cost $4,000, you know what I mean? A song from my neighbor’s garage band is not the same value as Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run.’ I just want to decide how my product gets sold with the people who sell it."
Wow - we have to admit, although we don't agree, these guys make much better points than we expected them to!
Other artists currently unavailable for download include The Smiths, Tool, Def Leppard, Bob Seger, Black Sabbath, and Frank Zappa.
And it's their right as musicians to decide how their music is sold, so more power to them!
What do U think?? Do U agree with anything any of these guys have said??
Tags: ac-dc, black sabbath, bob seger, brian johnson, def leppard, digital marketplace, frank zappa, frontman, garth brooks, holdout, itunes, permission, sell, the beatles, the smiths, tool
