[NewMusic] David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars

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highlights:

"Before recording technology existed, you could not separate music
from its social context"

"I spend plenty of time with buds in my ears listening to recorded
music, but I still get out to stand in a crowd with an audience."

"How the f--k can we get out of this?

"The people who know how to do this are the ones you fired ..."

"How could an indie label handle a release the size of Arcade Fire's
second record?"


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