Should musicians be on more than 30k a year

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-19-2010, 09:20 PM

There you go

TheReverend · 03-19-2010, 09:23 PM

And so ends that garbage.

What a short, pitiful life on this website.

**Janszoon** · 03-19-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by channel_islands_surf

Seriously, if all you can do is nitpick at posts on the internet when it was obviously semi-sarcastic than you only helped my point, get a life dork.

Just to clarify, ye of the "get a life" remarks, we are both posting online on a Friday night.

Neapolitan · 03-19-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by saddle_sore

Im going to sound like a bit of a communist here, although that certainly isn't my intention.

Does anyone here think that succesful, famous musicians should be on more than 30k a year?

Does Madonna really need millions in her account?

Do Oasis, Coldplay or Greenday?

Does anyone?

I think not - I believe that if you choose a life of a musician, you should be happy with a stable income. Afterall, the job is entertainment in itself. I think its the same with footballers too.

I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but what are your thoughts?

Thanks!

I'm a bit confussed when you said "I think not" was that refering to 30k or millions? And was the "stable income" meant to be the millions or the k's? And when you said "footballers" did you mean soccer of the NFL?

And isn't it possible for someone to choose a life style of a musician like all the drunkeness and debauchery but not actually be a professional musician - hmm?

I can't think of the downside of a band making millions. But if you meant everyone from a local bar bands to Lady GaGa only getting 30k per annum. It wouldn't make sense. It's all about the risiduals kid, do you want to stop a time honour tradition of payola scams and big music corporations forcing horrible Pop music down peoples throat so their bands they push get all the airtime ergo all the money by constantly playing them on the radio, MTV and elevators (lifts) ... I think not. I say leave the system in tact as it is, this way I can feel good by ignoring major Pop stars (like Madonna Ciccone) and their millions will I search out bands that may not make so much money but make good music.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-19-2010, 11:22 PM

@ the OP. It's an interesting point, but totally an unnessicary one. It shouldn't be about how much a musician should be making, but what that person's motives are. To me that's always sort of been what seperates an artist from an entertainer - is what they're doing based on a genuine love of the art and is pure in expression, whether the inspriation or messages of that expression are clear or not, or is it purely a monetary pusuit?

That's not to say you can't be successful as an artist. I don't care what you make, it's all about motive to me.

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Originally Posted by channel_islands_surf

get a life dork.

In my experience people who use the word dork are usually dorks themselves. I know because I am one. Good to see a fellow member on the internet, we're a dying breed after all.

Neapolitan · 03-20-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Conan

In my experience people who use the word dork are usually dorks themselves. I know because I am one. Good to see a fellow member on the internet, we're a dying breed after all.

I can tolerate negative comments about my favortie artists, I've come to learn that's the MO of MB, but it's a bit disparaging reading a self-deprecating comment about one of my favorite posters, is nothing sacred?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-20-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I can tolerate negative comments about my favortie artists, I've come to learn that's the MO of MB, but it's a bit disparaging reading a self-deprecating comment about one of my favorite posters, is nothing sacred?

I'm not ragging on myself, i'm proud!

TheCunningStunt · 03-20-2010, 11:33 AM

channel_islands_surf, hmm he didn't last long.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-20-2010, 11:34 AM

Not all bans are permabans y'know.

duga · 03-20-2010, 05:10 PM

Oh wow...it was page after page of total nonsense. I want to see what that guy actually looks like. It has short man syndrome written all over it.

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TheReverend Strong and Quite Strong Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: When you get out on the interstate, take a left after the gas station Posts: 64	And so ends that garbage. What a short, pitiful life on this website. __________________ One day dude, one day I'm just gonna get off the bus, an I'm gonna run into the woods an I'm never gonna come back. And when I come back, I'm gonna be the night master

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Not all bans are permabans y'know. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Oh wow...it was page after page of total nonsense. I want to see what that guy actually looks like. It has short man syndrome written all over it. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

03-20-2010, 11:33 AM	#128 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	channel_islands_surf, hmm he didn't last long.