Peter Frampton...............interview

(Q)-What is your opinion about rock music today?
Peter Frampton- I love some of the rock music of today. I love the fact that we have groups still playing rock music with guitars. I just hope we don't go back to electronic music. Beause four guys playing in a garage, drums and three guitars, with angst and enthusiasm, oftentimes turns into great music along the way. I worry about new music in that there is hardly any places for new bands. The situation with the music industry now is about being more concerned with the dividend the corporation can pay out to the corporate stockholder, as opposed to the hope that the new band that is just been signed to the record company roster is really good. What's wrong is in some cases, it's not about music, it's gone off the track completely. I have a feeling that the record companies are causing the problem by being somewhat greedy. Then take into consideration that the new listeners who grew up a few years ago and now are of age to make choices, well to them everything is free because it is downloadable. We've lost that entire generation because they feel will always feel that music should be provided to them for free. But unfortunately it cannot be because otherwise, one day there won't be anymore music because the songwriter won't be able to take the time off from his or her day job to write the song. Because songwriters around the world are all going back to working day jobs, jobs outside of the music industry. And, that's not only a shame, it's a crime. The person who is hurting in this new world of the music business is the songwriter. To me it is an inverted triangle so it's a very dangerous time right now for the music business.
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