American songwriter, pianist, composer and Oscar winner Randy Newman said it best backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony when asked by a spry reporter what the secret was to "breaking into the music business."
“Who would want to break into it? It’s like a bank that’s already been robbed.”
While said in jest, you can't help but wonder where the music industry is heading nowadays. With plunging music sales, digital distribution woes and artists coming out of the woodwork now more than ever to take their piece of the piano-playing pie, the next few years will prove whether the industry can transition to more than the sum of its seemingly broken parts. Many a truth is spoken in jest after all...
Either way, it's great to hear Randy Newman speak clear, audible words for a change. You may not understand his music half the time...but the man just made a very clear point.
“Who would want to break into it? It’s like a bank that’s already been robbed.”
While said in jest, you can't help but wonder where the music industry is heading nowadays. With plunging music sales, digital distribution woes and artists coming out of the woodwork now more than ever to take their piece of the piano-playing pie, the next few years will prove whether the industry can transition to more than the sum of its seemingly broken parts. Many a truth is spoken in jest after all...
Either way, it's great to hear Randy Newman speak clear, audible words for a change. You may not understand his music half the time...but the man just made a very clear point.
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