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:	post by Lamp at 2012-04-20 14:26:58

arktouros said

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Because, as far as I can tell, metal bands only use DIY as a stepping stone out of necessity because when they start out, they have no other choice. I would be willing to make a solid wager that just about any metal band who is DIY now would jump right on board with Scion or a major label if given the chance, rather than make it their lifestyle and band's career path.

That's quite a broad brush. I'd be willing to meet any musician who's career path involves not getting any compensation and just plays and tours out of the goodness of their heart, their strings are changed by unicorns and fairies make sure their amps never blow out. Bands turn down offers all the time if artistic integrity is an issue, it seems like integrity to some people involves "not accepting any money except from your dirt poor fans". Playing a certain genre of music doesn't infer anything about the type of person playing it.

Well, nobody tours out of the goodness of their heart, really. But people always come to that point in their life where they either quit or they sell out, which are basically the same thing anyway. Quitting is just frowned upon though I find it to be graceful, where as selling out does pay the bills that everyone has in life, but I also find it to be a slap in the face.

There are people out there who are older and still into doing their thing musically and are happy basically taking the piss, but obviously not everyone's going to feel that way, and some are going to get to the point where they have a decision to make. Honestly, if your heart's not in it anymore, I'd rather just see someone quit. I can't hold it against another human being for losing interest. But the whole "taking Scion's money" thing to me is just once again, a slap in the face and it makes me wonder what the people who would accept such an offer really thought of their peers in the scene anyway. I guess it's just a fact of life to find out sometimes that people you thought were your friends are actually not (and it's happened to all of us at some point I'm sure), but it doesn't stop being a bummer every time.

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