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Radiohead's Thom Yorke says Google, Apple have made music 'worthless'
- moron4hire 14y agoI don't know if Google and Apple are the ones to blame here. The record labels seeking to systematize pop music (as they always have, but have apparently perfected in recent times) are the ones who have destroyed music. Google and Apple created the marketplace, sure, but they've also lowered the barriers to entry for independent artists to compete with their "clearly superior music". It's an age old argument, if art is so valuable, then why can't we get more value out of it? If Ke$ha and Bieber are so devoid of value, then why do they bring so much value to their owners? But I'm not trying to argue about "what is art" and "what is good art". There is a distinctly big difference between good and bad art, and the lack of recognition for the good stuff in favor of the bad stuff is a matter of priorities on behalf of the artists. Good artists are art geeks. As PG wrote in Hackers and Painters, if they really wanted to be more popular, they would work at it. Artists who claim they wish they were more popular are mistaken: they would rather be principled and unpopular than popular and unprincipled. So I understand why Yorke is upset. But I don't think Yorke understands why he will continue to be upset.