Anthrax and Pantera drummer Charlie Benante is not precisely a fan of Spotify. In an interview with The Irish Times, Benante mentioned Spotify is the place “music goes to die” and the one motive something he does is on Spotify is as a result of he just about has to.
When requested how the music trade has modified since he and Anthrax began placing out music, Benante responded: “There isn’t any music trade. That is what has modified. There’s nothing any extra. There are folks listening to music, however they don’t seem to be listening to music the best way music was as soon as listened to. It is a totally different time now.
“Here is an odd factor. Whereas I’ve seen folks consuming a bit bit extra wholesome right here and there, the trade of music was one in every of issues hit the worst and no person did something about it. They only let it occur. There was no safety, no nothing. Subconsciously this can be the rationale why we do not make information each three years or no matter as a result of I do not wish to give it away at no cost.
“I take music very severely and what I do and what I write may be very private and, for somebody to take it’s not proper. It’s like I pay Amazon $12.99 a month and I can simply go on Amazon and I can get no matter I would like. It’s mainly stealing. It’s stealing from the artist — the individuals who run music streaming websites like Spotify. I do not subscribe to Spotify. I feel it’s the place music goes to die. Now we have the music on there as a result of now we have to play together with the fucking recreation, however I am bored with enjoying the sport.”
Spotify hate is nothing new, as musicians like Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson have been outspoken towards the corporate.
Benante additionally took the increasingly-popular stance that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was proper in suing Napster in 2000 over pirated music, including: “They have been completely proper about it.
“You see the place it went. All these individuals who mentioned, ‘Fuck Metallica. They’re wealthy bastards’. They have been defending their artwork, their mental property in order that some asshole doesn’t come alongside and take your artwork. They make the cash when you simply make the artwork and also you simply give it away. Folks do not know something about this. Till you may have lived the best way we stay and do what now we have performed, then you’ll be able to touch upon it.”
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