Geez, Even Willie Nelson wouldn't make it in Nashville today. Oops sorry, he didn't make it there originally, had to leave the Nashville machine and do things his way to succeed. I think that this is becoming less and less possible these days, the music industry completely dictates what will be released today.

I became interested in music when I was quite young. Back in the late sixties and early seventies you could turn on the radios and hear performers like Dylan, Hendrix, The Band, The Beatles, Stones, Melanie, Richie Havens, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell and many others all on the same station even though they often had completely different sounds and styles. Back then music was fresh and people would market songs and artists on the strength of the material. These days the industry will let you choose between The Spice Girls, N'Sync, The Back Street Boyz etc. Can you tell the difference?