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Sharing music is easy these days. Downloading music is just a mouse click away. The music “stealing” business probably started with Napster. The communal music haven then felt the wrath of angry musicians whose sales took a hit. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, but Kid Rock has gone nuttier than squirrel crap. He is now “encouraging” us to steal.
“The whole debate on downloading music has gone too far,” he said. “There are record companies suing kids. You can illegally download my music, steal it if you will. Because I’m fucking rich. How can I bitch about you downloading a song or two?”
What I would encourage you to do? Let’s level the playing field. Steal everything. If you want a new MP3 player or a computer… Do you know how much money Apple and Microsoft have? Go in there, get a new laptop and run. You need a new car? Go steal a Toyota.”
His recent ranting about the fact that iTunes is stealing everyone’s money and he wasn’t getting enough cash from the deal has hit a nerve. He has since pulled his music from the catalogue. And is now an advocate file sharing.
Rock’s boycott of the major music companies started when Atlantic Records requested that he “publicly denounce file sharing.” Rock basically told them to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine and went on to explain his thoughts on the matter.
“ITunes takes the money, the record company takes the money, and they don’t give it to the artists,” added the country rock rapper. Instead, he says, the internet offers a “great opportunity for everyone to be treated fairly, for the consumer to get a fair price, for the artist to be paid fairly, for the record companies to make some money.”
Strangely enough…it makes some sense. Of course, I am not saying we should start using the five finger discount, but the digital music industry is still making the larger profit of the musical revenue. I adore Kid Rock and his trashtastic, down to earth and semi-rational ways.
Then again, anything he does is more acceptable than Heidi Montag and her continued ear raping. That’s the real injustice.
Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Kid Rock performing at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London on June 11th. Images thanks to WENN.
Written by CNH
10 Responses to “Kid Rock urges us to steal”
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I want him!
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Alot of bands “leak” their upcoming CD’s now anyway. He is not wrong. People are more likely to get the CD, and call radio stations to get airplay. Radiostations are more likely to play it because it is free and they are curious. I didn’t know he was this smart. Humph.
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It’s only fitting that someone who’s recycled sounds from other rockers would advocate stealing.
Kid Rock’s physical appearance makes me kind of sick. He looks like a swamp creature.
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And I urge Kid Rock to bathe.
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some more kid rock on German TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5MIBO4Bwl4&feature=related
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If he hadn’t hit my precious tommy I would love him for saying this. As a result though, I can only be mildly amused instead.
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“Then again, anything he does is more acceptable than Heidi Montag and her continued ear raping. That’s the real injustice.”
I was eating a triscut when I read that line and almost choked to death from laughing so hard. Perfect way to discribe her music (term used loosely).
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Rock is spot on with this call!
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Kid Rock……needs to “sound crazy somewhere else”…..lol I am clueless as to whether he is serious or not.
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