Bush: The Post-CD Band Featuring Gavin Rossdale

Published: Dec. 16, 2018, 5 a.m.

b'Once upon a time, not that long ago and in a land not that far away, musicians\\u2014not all, but some\\u2014could become very, very rich\\u2026\\n\\nTheir riches came by selling pieces of plastic to those who enjoyed their music\\u2026those pieces of plastic were very, very precious because they were this was the only way musicians could distribute recordings of their art and their supply and their price was strictly regulated by the lords of the music industry\\u2026\\n\\nEons earlier, the oracles had foretold that this plastic would come down\\u2014but that never seemed to happen\\u2026the overlords enjoyed their immense wealth and were loathe to do anything that might jeopardize the power of their kingdoms\\u2026\\n\\nMeanwhile, musicians\\u2014not all, but some\\u2014also reaped huge riches as millions and even tens of millions of people handed over money for the privilege of owning certain pieces of plastic\\u2026the musicians never made as much as their overlords, but plenty just the same\\u2026and it was good\\u2026\\n\\nIn fact, it was very good\\u2026there were lavish parties, obscene luxuries and plenty of indulgences on a scale unimaginable by the good citizens of the regular world\\u2026\\n\\nYeah, it\\u2019s not like that anymore\\u2026new artists know this\\u2026but what if you are one of those acts who had a taste of the good life\\u2014the old record industry\\u2014and then had to adjust to the new realities?...\\n\\nLet\\u2019s talk to one of those artists\\u2014someone who has adjusted to life in the post-cd world\\u2026how was it then\\u2014and what\\u2019s it like now\\u2026really\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'