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The Watcher: I disagree with this. If you go to shows, then you support the music industry in a more direct way financially than you would buying a record. Honestly, I don't see the music world changing all that much with the advent of downloading, only because art-rock fringe bands have always existed, and they always had to work day jobs and use their vacation time for touring. It's just the life and people dig it.
Decayed Rhapsody: Not sure what is vague about the notions I have put forth, but all I am saying is that it's possible to get paid playing shit you don't want to play. I'm not saying you're going to be loaded, but if you spend time practicing, and you're seeking monetary gain, you can get paid playing as long as you're playing what people want to hear. Really, nothing you said contradicted anything I said. I am in complete agreement. I just think it's important that if we're talking about paying musicians, that we frame this correctly, because it's totally possible to get paid playing music. By that same token, it's pretty much impossible to play music you wrote and are passionate about and get paid, just like it's always been.
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