Just sharing music with each other - that's cool. It's the selling that becomes the problem.
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Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.
I think music sharing of any kind is great.
We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.
I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business.
Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen.
When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience.
The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue.
In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.
Since I was a kid, I always felt the need to share the music I love with as many people as possible, and DJing seemed like the perfect outlet.
It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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