BS: comment on career in music

Subject: comment on career in music
From: paddymac
Date: 19 Jun 00 - 01:25 PM

I've received a lenghty e-mail message from a performer friend which purports to be a speech attributed to Courtney Love on several aspects of what I would phrase "artist exploitation." I don't want to post it as a thread because I have not verified its authenticity. It could be truthful, or it could be another e-mail hoax. I don't know. Whichever it is, however, it makes interesting reading. If anybody would like to receive it, send me your e-dress and I will forward it to you directly.

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: Jim the Bart
Date: 19 Jun 00 - 01:49 PM

Sounds like it could be interesting. Please pass it along. I'm in the book. Thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Jun 00 - 01:55 PM

There is a link to what I think must be the same article, in this recent thread.

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: paddymac
Date: 19 Jun 00 - 02:00 PM

Thanks Kat. You're right on target. Your link is the same thing. Thus, anyone interested can just go the the link in Kat's note above.

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jun 00 - 04:20 PM

I read it. Whether it's authentic or not, it still makes for good reading. The author makes some salient points.

However, at times the tone of the article strikes me as 'sour grapes.' If Ms. Love is indeed the author, I would be more inclined to give credence to her statements if an obscenely rich artist of your choice were to second her conclusions.

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: Kim C
Date: 19 Jun 00 - 05:48 PM

It is a very pointed article ---- but being in Nashville, ya hears a lot of things, and I've heard some of those things before.

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Jun 00 - 12:18 PM

That great and wise old sage, Merle Haggard, said his career (paraphrasing) amounted to a thirty-five year bus ride.

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 20 Jun 00 - 07:47 PM

And there was the ..(supply your own ethnic ) who went into folksinging for the money...

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: Art Thieme
Date: 20 Jun 00 - 10:03 PM

In folk music there is no such thing as a career move.----Jerry Rasmussen

In pop music? ---now, that's a whole other story.----Art Thieme

90% of life is just showing up.----Mark Twain

Fame is proof that people are gullible. (anonymous)

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: BS: comment on career in music
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 20 Jun 00 - 10:55 PM

but ya can't beat the hours!

Rick