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goobster  ·  2660 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The anemic, ripoff, disappointing streaming pie

Touring was basically a marketing expense for the records. It hopefully broke even, for the majority of bands that were not the Rolling Stones.

That has pretty much flipped in the age of digital distribution, though. There is no more money to be made MAKING music. Instead you make money PLAYING music, and the music itself is an advertisement to come to the live show when I'm in your town.

The world is upside down.