EXODUS Guitarist Gary Holt On The Difference Between Tape-Traders And Downloaders; Interview Available
April 16, 2009, 15 years ago
Eden Munro of the Vue Weekly recently spoke with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt.
On the difference between tape-traders and downloaders, Holt states: ""When it comes to live bootlegs or rarities and stuff like that I'm all for people going and doing all the trading that they want. People ask me how I compare tape trading to downloading - some people have actually said, 'Oh, it's kind of the same thing, isn't it?' And I said, 'No, it's not.' A tape trader loved the band. He had to physically copy that tape. He had to go down to the post office, address it, send it to his pen-pal friend across the world at his own expense and time, so he put love and effort into that. Now you just click a mouse and, 'Ah, I don't like this album, I'll delete it.' Those guys were helping the band by spreading the word. Downloaders, they're just taking it."
Read the complete interview at Vue Weekly.
