On 16 Oct 2002 at 0:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Emily: > > I just wrote privately to my buddy Clark how disappointed and > embarrassed I am with JM for the statements she made about the music > biz. > > Thanks, Brenda, for the article comparison. It didn't change my > feelings much, but I am glad the RS article was more flattering. I > wonder, however, if it makes much difference to JM. She doesn't seem > to care. >
I agree Rick...it doesn't change my feelings about her complaints either. However, it is good to know she wasn't still harping about the Geffen stuff and to see the granddaughter comment in context. > As I rearrange my asbestos suit, I want to be clear I am not defending > the music biz. I don't know enough about it to have an opinion one > way or the other. What I am saying is one should always recognize > their blessings. Especially when they are as rich as those bestowed > upon our JM. > I think there are certain things for which the music industry should be defended and even commended. Because the music industry is not just major labels and stolen royalties. It's also indies, pirate radio, fanzines, raves, public access video shows and fan sites. It's No Depression and Urb Magazine; WBGO and WOXY (97X in Cincy); Ubiquity, Luaka Bop and Roadrunner; and Black Lily at the Five Spot in Philly, Peabody's Down Under and the Bridge School Benefit. And it's the people who work in it. Very few of them (including those at the major labels) get the fat cat salaries that are always pointed to and complained about. Most people who work in it, do it because they love music. Brenda n.p.: Coldplay - "Amsterdam" ------------------------------ Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
