Auerbach: >It's almost like he doesn't have respect for the younger generations and how hard it is in the business today. When he made his first record, he did

Auerbach: >It's almost like he doesn't have respect for the younger generations and how hard it is in the business today. When he made his first record, he did it at Olympic Studios with Glyn Johns. Pat and I made our first record in a basement with broken gear. Ouch. Needless to say, I probably agree with him on this one. He does touch on the concept of gratitude, which I think is really a good thing in music and did seem outside of Steve Miller's original rant. However, on this point: >But we were there, unpaid, on our own free will, to come celebrate his achievements and spread the joy of rock & roll. To inspire kids to pick up guitars. To play music. And it felt like we were doing the opposite. Maybe, but a reality check is completely appropriate in this environment of instant gratification. A lot of the music industry seems to prey on people being naive. Miller's rant definitely did away with some of the artificial gloss in my opinion.