Category: Editorial
Lefsetz linked to a great interview by Antiquiet. In it Antiquiet interviewed Josh Homme, and it's honest raw and awesome. I encourage you to read it even if you are not fans of Queens of the Stone Age.
When asked: "When more big bands get free of their contracts and start to do it their own way, how do you think the labels are going to react to losing their grip on what’s been their cash cow for so long?"
Josh Homme responded with surprising "frankness" considering he is still signed to Interscope.
Fuck the labels man, they suck. The last thing they’re stripping down is their own expense accounts and shit. I mean, Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records takes a private jet or rides first class to tell a band they don’t get tour support. You know what I mean? Fuck that shit, I’m tired of it. And I’m not gonna be quiet because the American label, not Canada, not Europe, but our American label’s fucking us like crazy, so fuck them. Why should I not say anything, what am I afraid of? I’m not afraid of them. One of the things most notable about us is how we work. You could not like the music, you can do anything you want, but we work and there’s no changing that fact. And all I want to do is what we agreed upon. And I’m not even bitter, people say labels are evil, no. They’re just lame. I can’t download my music from the Interscope website, because they gave that power away to iTunes.
WOW! How's that for honesty. I also find it weird that iTunes would have some sort of exclusive on music downloads with Interscope (even at the expense of Interscope's own site). Why in heaven's name would they do that?
More ditties:
Antiquiet: Sounds pretty backwards.
Josh Homme: Sounds like a bunch of fucking idots to me. Sounds like you don’t know your business at all.
This is no-holds-barred. Artists are fed up and blood is being drawn.
You have to go read the interview.
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