Jimmy Page demands fair pay for musicians from streaming companies
- Thread starter zebra03
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Nope. Regular auctions.
It's all about performing... doing concerts... that's where the success is, especially since streaming and ease of copying but still... it's about performing, filling those seats with people who bought a ticket and buy things at the concession.
sKiZo
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There ... fixed it for ya ... ;-}
At present, his wife is dying of cancer, and he is spending a shitload of money out of pocket. I don't ask about his charitable contributions.
IMO, well, it's not an opinion, it's fact, many (though not all) charities are scams to some degree. Sure, they do some good here and there, but most of the money they receive money goes to administration. They largely exist to serve themselves.
Nevermind about charitable foundations started by various former and/or aspiring politicians and the ultra wealthy. Those are nothing more than tax shelters and money laundering operations.
Ya... unless you know better it's always good to hope for the best. I really don't know anything about Jimmy Page other than a few of his songs, wasn't my type of music and to me it had a strange and dark seductive spirit in it, used to play a few of his cuts back in the day... at high volume of course.
david1111
Barba non facit philosophum
Sorry to hear about his wife, that's terrible.
I agree with you regarding charities. One has to be very diligent in choosing charities to give to. We give 10% of our gross each year to charity, but the overheads of said charities must be in the 25 to 30% range. I wouldn't give a nickel to The United Way. I used to sell them office furniture, and the CEO was a complete a**hole. (When receiving his $15,000 desk).
My 97 yo Aunt, whom I look after, always gave 25% to charity, but she lived a very frugal life in order to achieve this. She's a very kind lady, and always has been. But she didn't have any Naim audio gear ... Lol.
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usedto
Lunatic Member
That's what I want to know.
Yeah, i read that after I wrote it and I knew someone would reply like that- LOL.
Yes, no more than people of other income brackets in general.
whoaru99
Epic Member
I'll bite...
If one makes 2x the median income I'd say most would opine that person is doing pretty well.
If one makes 4x the median income I'd say most people would consider that person rich. Today, I think 4x median puts one not far from $300k.
If you're Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates, et al., you'd probably snort milk out of your nose upon reading that.
Once one broaches the top 1% I'd opine one is firmly in the "rich" category in the eyes of the majority and from there it's just varying degrees; rich, filthy rich, ridiculously rich, or absurdly rich. LOL.
sKiZo
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I aim to please.
Then again, my aim ain't all that good on a good day, eh. ;-}
PS - rich is relative. My retirement income is poverty level, but everything's paid for, own my own home, no credit card debt, and living comfortably. Who really needs more?
whoaru99
Epic Member
Certainly one could talk about being "rich" in a philosophical sense, but I took the question to be more about the money since there was direct implication in that regard.
david1111
Barba non facit philosophum
In today's money, a person with a $300k+ paycheck, and 5-10 million in assets.
RunOutGroove
Addicted Member
Though streaming probably is an undeniable reality for music music artists, there are still some who are apparently able to successfully buck the trend. Here's one example: https://theindustryobserver.thebrag..._CaS-99JH4UyWokUBcaJG3GkAdm44OnsPOT8PdeJCocMQ
i:d just waste it on more stereo equipment and old cars and bikes, but a monthly allotment to help disabled veterans would be niceI've always had to work hard and bust my ass for my money. They say money can't buy happiness but I'd sure like to give it a shot some day before my time is up.