tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post3290572495940315452..comments2024-03-25T17:22:36.723-07:00Comments on Cruise Ship Drummer!: Why you don't need to get paidTodd Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814005635510193577noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-29238398625307550632013-08-22T14:14:10.818-07:002013-08-22T14:14:10.818-07:00This guy is an idiot and shows a total inability t...This guy is an idiot and shows a total inability to think critically.<br /><br />Nice how you pointed out that he repeatedly calls artists entrepreneurs, then claims that any discussion of payment is an insult to the artists. What does he think motivates entrepreneurs?<br /><br />And I love that he insults not only artists of today, but artists *throughout history* who took jobs in order *to get paid*. Bach, along with countless other classical misicians, apparently was a sellout for taking employment under the Church and royalty, for expecting to get paid. Apparently he should have been content to compose for free because of his burning desire to.<br /><br />Some of the comments on there are great as well - apparently the only musicians who don't support file sharing are Metallica.<br /><br />A big problem with how the issue is being dicussed is that it's reduced to a black or white issue. There's a big difference in making a copy of an album to introduce a band to a friend (or downloading a song, or watching one on YouTube to check out a new band) and downloading all one's music for free through torrents or whatever.<br /><br />It's amazing that he simultaneously insults musicians for wanting money *and* insults their music, saying it's not worth paying for. Then claims artists should be insulted by people saying, "hold on, their product, their work, IS worth paying for." What comes through in this piece is a combination of a tone of disdain towards artists, a sense of entitlement (I hate to use that word, due to baggage), and a general deficiency in intelligence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-68596044041621743442013-08-22T14:12:30.358-07:002013-08-22T14:12:30.358-07:00I don't know about the broader pro-piracy move...I don't know about the broader pro-piracy movement, but this particular dude is <i>definitely</i> mad at God for depriving him of the music gene. He comes across as a frustrated wanted-to-be-a-musician who knows he doesn't have what it takes. In an effort to pacify his bitter cynicism, he must reduce all musicians to plinking welfare takers—it's his only way to get revenge. His logic is:<br><br> <i>"if I am able to commit the crime without getting caught, then by ex post facto law, it was never a crime to begin with, and more importantly, you should shut your trap and be honored that I even wanted to steal your stupid plinking music anyway. I only listen to it to fuel my anger toward God for making me demonstrably talentless. Frankly, I'm not even clever enough to turn piracy into a mentionable fortune— at least not one large enough to cause me to not care about spending $.99 for a song I love."</i><br><br>I wonder if this dude tips in restaurants.<br />kirkbrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059867026178012414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-16930955093283524342013-08-22T09:00:32.966-07:002013-08-22T09:00:32.966-07:00Interesting that he needs to write all that to try...Interesting that he needs to write all that to try to justify his theft. Musos can justify their need to be paid in one word... food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-17122882178636934362013-08-21T17:32:32.700-07:002013-08-21T17:32:32.700-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.kirkbrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059867026178012414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-75143561784586490242013-08-21T13:31:39.476-07:002013-08-21T13:31:39.476-07:00Thanks for that-- I suspect it will get back to hi...Thanks for that-- I suspect it will get back to him. I've always been pretty soft on the whole issue, and I think the legal operations like Spotify are actually a bigger problem than file sharing, but my God, this is just a blatant, giant middle finger to musicians. Todd Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814005635510193577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-86172920738325703902013-08-21T12:51:26.037-07:002013-08-21T12:51:26.037-07:00Great piece, Todd. Ripped to shreds; I only wish i...Great piece, Todd. Ripped to shreds; I only wish it could have been in person. This guy is contemptible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com