Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS On Illegal Internet Downloading - "Eventually The Whole Scene Will Just Evaporate"
March 10, 2009, 15 years ago
MetalSucks' Sammy O'Hagar recently conducted an interview with ex-MANOWAR guitarist Ross The Boss, in which he spends a good deal of time talking about the effects of illegal internet downloading on the music industry and metal bands.
An excerpt follows:
Q: You mentioned earlier in your response how you think that the internet has killed rock and roll. Could you clarify that a little?
A: "I certainly can. Okay so two weeks before my record was to be released on AFM in Germany, it was available online in Russia. By thieves. So anyone who wanted could just go there and get it. This happens to every single group that tries to release a record and puts out promo copies to journalists that probably for 15-100 euros sends it off to a friend in Russia or wherever. Then it is illegally downloaded. So what happens is the artists get fucked in the ass. The record company gets fucked in the ass and will eventually have to close its doors and not sign anymore groups. So the scene gets destroyed. The record company gets destroyed. The artists can't make any money from his work. They have to just go on touring and selling merchandise. Eventually the whole scene will just evaporate."
To read the full interview, visit MetalSucks.
