The music industry is about making money. It has always been about making money. I have no problem with that.

Once upon a time the music industry produced recordings that I still love such as those of the Carter Family.

But times change. The problem as I see it is that the major players have become so huge that they need to make astronomical amounts of money to stay alive. Economics forces them to abandon all attempts to serve what they perceive to be "niche" markets.

My musical interests have been focused on such niches for years. I have no hope that the big players will produce anthing I might want to hear. But I'm comfortable with that. I satisfy my musical needs in other ways.