Lyrics Industry Corporate - Consolidated

Industry Corporate

Category D: Industry, Corporate
«…since you oppose against corporate music industry.
Still, you’re on a
major label, and your clips get shown on MTV, at least, here in Europe.
So, we would like to have an explanation on that»
«A friend of mine told me, he saw a video of you on MTV.
And I just want to ask
you: Are they so stupid in their minds, because you are, you have so against
MTV, or they just don’t know it or what is the reason?
««Yes, we have a video on MTV»
«You shit on MTV, they show your video clip on MTV.
I don’t understand why you
do that»
«Is showing your video on MTV not a big compromise?
««Yes.»
«I don’t think you are a hypocrite, but I saw you on MTV last night.
How you think about that?
««He says — you say you don’t think we’re hypocrites?
He doesn’t think we’re hypocrites, but he saw us on MTV last night
…is that the same MTV that’s over here?
««Don't you think you’re oversimplilfying some messages too much?
««Yes.
Next.
««Um, if you guys are against the music business, why do you have a video on MTV?
«Well, look, many people would argue that we’re hypocrites, but-»
«You're saying music has no meaning.
If you’re just going to sucks-up to the
music industry, why do you do what you do?
And I’m glad you do it,
but what-how can you reconcile it?
««All right, you guys, say you’re on Nettwerk, which is an alternative label.
Well -»
«Nettwerk»
«Yeah, well, is this, okay, now, it’s an independent label.
Why are you guys…
lying?
««You have similar views to Fugazi.
Yet, Fugazi can play their shows for $ 5,
and they have limits on their prices.
I’d like to know why I had to pay $ 14.
50 to come see-»
«You have all these anti-corporate statements, and anti-oppression statements
in your music.
I really like what you’re doing a lot.
But I have one question:
I went to see Fugazi a couple months ago, and their show was five bucks.
Why are your shirts twenty bucks?
What are you doing with that money?
That’s outrageous!
««We're not Fugazi.
We’re- I mean- we’re not- we’re not Fugazi
We’re not — we’re not- we’re not Fugazi
We’re- I mean- we’re not- we’re not Fugazi
We’re not — we’re not — we’re
They’re way harder than we are.»