DON’T CRY FOR THE RECORD COMPANIES

Roger McGuinn has made 25 recordings in his career as a musician. But aside from modest advances, he told a US Senate committee holding hearings on the digital recording business, he’s never made money off his albums. ”They [the recording companies] are not the poor victim in all this; they’ve made a killing. For years, the labels had all the power, and the artists were pawns. The artists were cattle.” – Boston Globe