On 15 Oct 2002 at 10:17, Emily Gray Tedrowe wrote: > hi everyone. > > i have to say, i find joni's ranting and raving about the "cesspool" > music industry so tired. it makes me think she doesn't get out much > anymore-- what the heck kind of music does she play for herself these > days? only her own stuff, dylan's, and...??? that's pretty > depressing. why has no one of her crowd found a way to introduce her > to all the passionate, artistic, visionary musicians that are > recording these days? duh, everyone knows that britney et al. are > nothing more than pop guilty pleasures (at best)--it seems so beneath > joni to take that on-- such a straw man for her (usually) insightful > thinking. > > and, frankly, it really bugs me when she whines about money, not > wanting to "line their pockets," complaining about no royalties, etc. > that also makes me think she is losing touch with people who might > actually want to buy her music. i realize that she is not insanely > wealthy--but is that what she is about now? how confusing! in my > opinion, she should remember what it was like to hang out with the > waitresses all wearing black diamond earrings, talking about zombies > and singapore slings. enough of this "david geffen has more money > than i do" crap. > > i've always found joni's anger refreshing and vital--but this > bitterness strikes me as misdirected and irrelevant. > > wow, sorry for the out-of-nowhere bad mood! >
Emily, I'm not in a bad mood and I couldn't agree with you more. Unfortunately (or, maybe fortunately) I've been under a tight deadline for the last week so I'll have to keep this brief. 1) Joni has made millions of dollars from the music industry. Far more than just about all of the recording artists she complains about and criticizes. 2) The music industry has been the same "cesspool" for years. If it's so bad, why make any deal at all? Why not ask Warners to let her buy "Travelogue" from them and put it out herself? Why does she continue to be such an armchair jockey instead of putting her money where her mouth is? 3) Any musician who wants to sell music in music retail stores (not just at shows or on the net) SHOULD NOT wish for the demise of the industry. If the major labels aren't there to deliver the bulk of the music that retailers sell, there will be NO music retail. OK...back to work. Brenda n.p.: Bjork - "Unravel" ------------------------------ Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
