Radiohead: The Music Biz Could Cure Its Ills In One Week

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Since Radiohead seem to have acquired a reputation for being digital soothsayers, here’s band member Ed O’Brien speaking to upcoming Midem music conference...

“I have a problem when people in the industry say ‘it’s killing the industry, it’s the thing that’s ripping us apart’. I don’t actually believe it is ... (Pirates) might not buy an album, but they’re spending their money buying concert tickets, a t-shirt, whatever.

“It’s an analogue business model in a digital era. The business model has to change. You’ve got to license out more music - have more Spotifys, more websites selling more music. You’ve got to make it slightly cheaper to get music in order to compete with the peer-to-peers.

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