Fantastic, semi-relevant interview with Gary Numan (Gaming)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, May 30, 2016, 17:13 (3185 days ago)

With all the talk about microtransactions, new vs used game sales, and "state of the industry" type stuff, I thought some of you might like to check this out:

http://www.fastcompany.com/3060236/gary-numan-thinks-the-music-industrys-collapse-is-a-beautiful-thing

It's a fantastic interview with Gary Numan. Lots of talk about synthesizers and electronic music. About half-way down the page, he starts talking a bit more about the current state of the music industry. I made a comparison between the gaming industry and the music industry in my rant yesterday, and a lot of what Numan talks about here could also apply to where the gaming business is heading.

This little part in particular really jumped out at me:

"What’s really cool is that I think the days of the record company are numbered. That’s not a bad thing. I think they’ve screwed artists really badly for decades. They still are. Now it’s all swinging toward label services, which is a much better thing for the artist. The thing is, as an artist, I would much rather have the fan standing right there. They give me their money. Here’s my album. We have a little chat. Fantastic. A nice, close interaction. We’re talking to each other and there’s nobody in between. I think the music industry has been plagued by people getting in between artists and fans."

Interesting stuff :)