I guess their motto is: the customer is not always right and so what if they are?

Question: How many vegans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Answer: THAT'S NOT FUNNY!

I produce a show called Solipsistic Nation (http://solipsisticnation.com) where I play the best of all genres of electronic music and by coincidence and to my delight, today's show features a segment on Diana Deutsch. The Phantom words illusion was first demonstrated by Diana and you can hear excerpts of two of her illusions on this week's show, which you can find at http://tinyurl.com/ysrajz or download directly from http://tinyurl.com/2a4l6s

My first reaction was what the fuck does he care? He and U2 are filthy rich. My second reaction was what the fuck did I care? U2 haven't made a great album since Joshua Tree back in '88. That's 20 goddamn years!

Once my bile receded I could read his statements more objectively. And you know what, he's still fucking wrong. If he was honest he would acknowledge that the music industry has been overcharging consumers for decades and lining their own purses and those of few mega acts like U2, Madonna and Michael Jackson. Most artists can't make a living off their art and are tax write-offs for the industry. If you're extremely lucky, you can make a decent living from being a musician and not have a day job. Along came file sharing and now they whine. Payback's a bitch, motherfucker!

The last five years the industry have attempted to devour the hand that feeds them by suing the consumers, adding restrictive DRM and overcharging web radio for the music they play. I was so disgusted that in 2006 my resolution was to not purchase any corporate rock, let alone illegally download and corporate rock. I vowed to only purchase from indie artists and indie labels. In 2007 I purchased three corporate rock CDs and was so disappointed with what I heard that I'm back to abstaining save for the rare exception. I suggest you do the same and help hammer the final nail into the coffin of the music industry.

Fuckers.