From despair to where...
Can't sleep. I was checking out the nightlife last night with some friends from back home. You know your night is about to end when someone pukes on your shoes, right? No, it wasn't me. I don't drink. Just some drunk idiot we passed by. I can't wait to get back home to Stockholm.
I just read an interesting article in Aftonbladet. It was about Roger Nelson, Prince, The Symbol, Victor or The Artist Formely Known as Prince. I don't know what he's called nowdays, but let's just make it simple and call him Prince.
His new album, 20TEN is not avaible in stores or online. Only with some kind of magazine. (Like The Ark I guess. And I quite like their idea).
Prince decided to refuse the rights for his songs for youtube and iTunes. Because internet is not what's hot anymore. And he got in some sort of argument with iTunes about them wanting his songs in advance before they pay him.
This means, this guy is so loaded, he doesn't care if he sells any records or not. Imagine that. Or he is plain stupid.
I am a record collector. I love the physical media of a vinyl or CD. But I totally understand why some people choose to keep all their records in a digital form. It will only take up space on your harddrive. Not in your livingroom or where every you may keep your records. I do get that. I'm not for it, but I get it.
My experience tells me, iTunes actually works. And people buy stuff from there. But by all means, Prince, if you wanna have people downloading your songs without paying for them (because they will), be my guest...
And the rest of the people who would like to go to an actual recordstore to get your new album. Well I guess they can't either. It's nice to see someone trying to make their records avaible for people to buy.
I just read an interesting article in Aftonbladet. It was about Roger Nelson, Prince, The Symbol, Victor or The Artist Formely Known as Prince. I don't know what he's called nowdays, but let's just make it simple and call him Prince.
His new album, 20TEN is not avaible in stores or online. Only with some kind of magazine. (Like The Ark I guess. And I quite like their idea).
Prince decided to refuse the rights for his songs for youtube and iTunes. Because internet is not what's hot anymore. And he got in some sort of argument with iTunes about them wanting his songs in advance before they pay him.
This means, this guy is so loaded, he doesn't care if he sells any records or not. Imagine that. Or he is plain stupid.
I am a record collector. I love the physical media of a vinyl or CD. But I totally understand why some people choose to keep all their records in a digital form. It will only take up space on your harddrive. Not in your livingroom or where every you may keep your records. I do get that. I'm not for it, but I get it.
My experience tells me, iTunes actually works. And people buy stuff from there. But by all means, Prince, if you wanna have people downloading your songs without paying for them (because they will), be my guest...
And the rest of the people who would like to go to an actual recordstore to get your new album. Well I guess they can't either. It's nice to see someone trying to make their records avaible for people to buy.
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