I've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think music should be free.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.
Just as infinite access to free music ultimately leads to no one making a living at music anymore, free journalism just doesn't pay for itself - particularly not when a search engine is serving all the ads.
People think that it's their sovereign right to download music and not have to pay for it.
In this age when people expect to get their music for free, we have to work out how we can protect the rights of creative artists so they are compensated fairly and that the record business itself remains sound and healthy.
People really feel like music is free but will pay $6 for water. You can drink water free out of the tap, and it's good water. But they're OK paying for it.
You can only be free as an artist if you're free as a person.
You don't need money to be free. You can just say if you don't need stuff, you're always free.
I mean, the way I see it is, every penny I've ever made through music is free money.
Music is just about having fun, being free, being yourself.
I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.'