fox, i do expect a true artist to keep their standards even in the sight of money, thats the point where i, for one, can see the exact point in which the artist cares about his music and not the fucking goddamned money.
there are records that you can sign with that do not abuse you as an artist too btw. look up alternative tentacles, the one the dead kennedys used. they never sold them out. virgin fucked over the pumpkins, again. i hope billy corgan will finally create his own label, he cares about music so much he could do so great with it, or maybe the whole thing disgusts him. actually it DOES! he said so himself. he hates the fucking music industry, but there are choices the artist can make to make sure hes not put on the next tire commercial.
i know there are millions of people who would sell thier musical souls in a heartbeat, thats not the kind of artist i want to listen to. i want to one who will go down with his or her musical ship, it should be about the art, not the money.
if i made it big, i wouldnt sell out. my music reflects the punk philosophy, fuck the money, fuck the norm, and play your heart out for the sake of playing your shit. again, the ramones never made any money, but people know who they are. you dont have to be rich to be known, you have to be a true artist and never forget the passion.