“Unless we start paying, making music will become the preserve of the elite” Unless we start paying, making a living making music will become the preserve of t

“Unless we start paying, making music will become the preserve of the elite” Unless we start paying, making a living making music will become the preserve of the elite. ‘Twas ever thus. As Todd Rundgren said (can’t find the citation), there are a lot of folks who have passed through the music industry, but few settlers. For classical music, my impression is that has been true for a while for that genre. But people made music and listened to music long before money was around. Making music would return to be a labor of love and an increasingly affordable hobby, especially for those of an electronic bent. Some teenager will be inspired and inspire others. There has been a lot of music already made to be listened to. Maybe fewer settlers. But people will continue to pay for the live performance, but perhaps not the live spectacle.