Posted on 03/14/2011 6:15:06 PM PDT by decimon
Bon Jovi's lead singer blames Steve Jobs and iTunes for killing the music business.
Musician Jon Bon Jovi has taken a personal shot at Steve Jobs, accusing the Apple co-founder of killing the music industry with the launch of iTunes.
As the lead singer of one of the 80s' biggest hair bands, Jon Bon Jovi's voice brought millions to the band with "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive." But now his voice echoes previous comments made by other musicians, record companies and retailers who have taken a blow to the wallet thanks to the decline of physical CD sales, whether it's related to piracy or the shift over to digital distribution.
In an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, he admitted that he's saddened that the "magical" experience of buying records and discs is fading away due to the shift away from physical media. Some music lover may agree, those that love the smell of a new, just-opened CD while flipping through every page of its insert again and again. With a disc, the consumer has a physical connection with the artist-- digital downloads offer nothing but sounds and virtual pages.
"Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album; and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it," he told the magazine.
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Video killed the radio star. Sorry, Bon.
obviously customers disagree, otherwise they wouldn’t reject physical copies for digital
Everything is relative ;)
Libs are killing every other industry, why not this one.
Bon Jovi, get with the times.
What an idiot. We're talking about a new Charlie Sheen here.
Last month we had a dining table next to a bunch of 20 year-old kids. Although we were in a quiet area, the kids were talking loud, like my father did before he got his hearing aids. Each one of the kids had those white headsets around their necks.
Perhaps Mr. BJ should take a look at how his music industry is hurting kids. Make sure you see my tagline....
For a deep thinker, Jon Bon Jovi is pretty.
Bon Jovi...Bon Jovi...Doesn’t he sing that crab fishing song?
He's rather listen to scratchy vinyl LP’s than digital downloads ?
Gimme a break.
Steve Jobs is an American success story (despite his political leanings) .
Hey BJ, Steve Jobs didn’t ‘’kill the music industry’’. Crappy musicians making crappy music did. Guys like you, for instance.
I miss the smell of a fresh Model T.
I detect sour grapes from a has been artist.
They rejected paying for free.
This from someone whose tour pulled in $200 million last year. Poor baby.
Vinyl still sounds better....”fatter” and warmer.
You Give Love a Bad Name? :)
sarc /
Many heavy metal bands are doing fine because they cultivated a fan base who will pay to see them live.
My favorite bands like megadeth, slayer, anthrax, , metallica still get great crowds to see them play live.
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