Who are the "parasites" and "hanger ons" you refer to? The songwriter? The producer? The studio musician? I suppose you think these people are insignificant factors and it doesn't matter if they're getting screwed. Is that what you call compassionate conservatism?
The ex-hippy, ponytailed entertainment lawyers who, if they were born women, would be screwing the musicians on the tour bus for free rather than screwing them for money from behind a desk with a contract.