Giving Away Free Music is Detrimental to Your Music Career! Find Out Why.
Ever since the introduction of peer-to-peer downloading and sharing software sites like Limewire and Bearshare, the music industry has suffered a steady decline in album units sold. Despite the time that has passed, veteran and novice musicians are still enduring the hardship of the new music industry model.
In a recent interview on the "Thunder Underground" podcast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons gave his hardened opinion on streaming services and their impact on contemporary music culture.
Asked for his opinion on streaming music services like Spotify, Simmons said: "Good luck to 'em. I am not a supporter. I do believe in free market economy — supply and demand and all that kind of stuff — and I support Taylor Swift and METALLICA and anybody else who doesn't wanna play the game; THE BEATLES didn't wanna play the game for a long time.”
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