John Mellencamp. What a well-known, thoughtful artist, who always has such insightful things to say about the music business. His erudite commentary on the evolution of our culture is intelligent and will be a hot topic for further discussion:
The Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb. It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business... After a few generations, [Rock 'n' roll] gone... at the end of the day, they're gonna say: 'Yeah, there was this band called the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, and this guy named Bob Dylan... And the rest of us? We're just gonna be footnotes. And I think that that's OK. I'm happy..." (Read the rest.)
The Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb. It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business... After a few generations, [Rock 'n' roll] gone... at the end of the day, they're gonna say: 'Yeah, there was this band called the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, and this guy named Bob Dylan... And the rest of us? We're just gonna be footnotes. And I think that that's OK. I'm happy..." (Read the rest.)