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Pay Less For Music?
Featured Artists Coalition Members Billy Bragg and Ed O'Brien talk shop
- 04/05/2011
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien has described the recent approach to tackling piracy, which included last year's discussions around the Digital Economy Bill, as "confusing".
In an interview with 6 Music, Featured Artists Coalition members O'Brien and Billy Bragg also discussed plans to create a more level playing field for artists and music industry employees, claiming people should be paying less for music.
"People will pay less for stuff, less for albums, it should be easier to licence....we need to get this licensing sorted out," O'Brien told 6 Music.
Bragg also admitted that peer to peer file sharing was not necessarily a bad thing.
"There is some advantage for artists if they can work with that spirit," he said.
Hear the interview below:
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Ed I love yae big man but not everyone can jump into a record shop and buy 8 CD's just to hear what it sounds like.
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This is what HAS to happen in the music biz. It's like a revolution and the fat cat industry moguls don't want to give up Cuban cigars or something. This method would give new life to a lot of artist ! Rock on Ed and Bill !
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Hi dearest ED O' Brien!
It's a pleasure to hear from you!
It brighten my days, life always!
Congratulations for your brilliant work in the front from FAC and in the Radiohead Band too!I agree with you and it's a big idea.I really hope that you have a good luck and success to get one mood of solution on tese problems with downloads and all things in the music World.
Hey Ed, I love to read your post on DAS because your thoughts it's very cool.
Thank you for all amazing ED!love you so much.
WOW!You looks so hot, good looking with new look and long hair!I like it so much Ed.
You are really very attractive, sensual man!
lots of love,
natercia(Planet Ed O' Brien) from Waste
Greetings from Curitiba, brazil.
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