"Steal it. Steal away. Steal, steal and steal some more...": TR vs. Universal AU.
NIN @ Sydney, Hordern Pavilion on September 16, 2007 -
Trent Dialogue / The Day The World Went Away:
"Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has slammed his record label and strongly encouraged fans to steal music. Reznor launched a stinging tirade against Universal Music Australia on Sunday at the group's concert at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion, dismayed at the high price the label charged for CDs. [...] "Steal it. Steal away. Steal, steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealing," Reznor, who has been dubbed the Ralph Nader of the music industry, said. "Because one way or another these mother fuckers will get it through their head that they're ripping people off and that's not right."
[...] Reznor, a self-confessed illegal downloader, has been campaigning to have CD prices reduced since May when, on the band's website, he noted Year Zero sold in Australia for $34.99, compared with an Avril Lavigne album costing $21.99. He said a Universal Music rep told him the price was so high because Nine Inch Nails fans would buy the record regardless of its cost. "No wonder people steal music," Reznor wrote.
This month before a concert at the Beijing Pop Festival he said: "It does not seem to be easy to obtain Western music via legal channels, so I have the following suggestion for our fans: if you can find and buy our legal CDs, I express my thanks for your support. If you cannot find it, I think that [illegally] downloading from the internet is a more acceptable option than buying pirated CDs." Reznor told his Chinese fans that Nine Inch Nails would put out one last album for Universal, after which it would sell directly to fans through its website for as cheaply as $4 an album." [smh.com.au]
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NIN @ Sydney, Hordern Pavilion on September 16, 2007 -
Trent Dialogue / The Day The World Went Away:
"Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has slammed his record label and strongly encouraged fans to steal music. Reznor launched a stinging tirade against Universal Music Australia on Sunday at the group's concert at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion, dismayed at the high price the label charged for CDs. [...] "Steal it. Steal away. Steal, steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealing," Reznor, who has been dubbed the Ralph Nader of the music industry, said. "Because one way or another these mother fuckers will get it through their head that they're ripping people off and that's not right."
[...] Reznor, a self-confessed illegal downloader, has been campaigning to have CD prices reduced since May when, on the band's website, he noted Year Zero sold in Australia for $34.99, compared with an Avril Lavigne album costing $21.99. He said a Universal Music rep told him the price was so high because Nine Inch Nails fans would buy the record regardless of its cost. "No wonder people steal music," Reznor wrote.
This month before a concert at the Beijing Pop Festival he said: "It does not seem to be easy to obtain Western music via legal channels, so I have the following suggestion for our fans: if you can find and buy our legal CDs, I express my thanks for your support. If you cannot find it, I think that [illegally] downloading from the internet is a more acceptable option than buying pirated CDs." Reznor told his Chinese fans that Nine Inch Nails would put out one last album for Universal, after which it would sell directly to fans through its website for as cheaply as $4 an album." [smh.com.au]
[NIN - Tour Blog 2007]
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wasix - 18. Sep, 21:38 - [2007 Xtras]