Fascinating interview with Mariah in The Times of London on selling-out, music business models, creativity, and more (h/t Dan Silver). Money quote:
“I don’t care if the rock-band person thinks, ‘Oh, I’m a sellout’. Well, guess what? They’re a sellout anyway for going to a record company. I’m sorry — you are. You want to just play in bands in bars? Then do that. Or play on the streets. And if someone throws you some dollars, then you can go get a soda. But you could also help somehow merge the soda business with the music business in a way that is creative.”
November 25th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Fascinating. Another mega-star I’ve never listened to, but I’ll bet my kids have.
We went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in September and I picked up the book “Girls Like Us” about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. It’s an inside look at Rock in the 60’s, 70’s and beyond, and full of details on the evolution of the business from the viewpoint of outsiders (women in R&R) who were insiders (stars). The author has her own quirks, but the book is well written, insightful and good background for thinking about Mariah, the late MJ and the music business before iTunes.