The State of Music Business - Jan 2010

[gtrbass]

To sum up the state of the union, here is a quote that is very revealing:

 

"We live in a world [where] VAN HALEN doesn't have a record deal. I mean, Eddie Van Halen doesn't have a f**king record deal. (Laughs) How can there be such a thing as rock and roll if VAN HALEN doesn't have a record deal? (Laughs)" - Sebastian Bach

 

Yes, times and tastes change but think about that for a minute...

 

Here is the full statement that adds some context:

 

"I have my own label, Get Off My Bach, which is distributed through EMI, and we sold about 200,000 [copies] worldwide of [bach's latest solo album] 'Angel Down' so far, which is recouped from this little record company that I work with. I'd like to be on a way bigger label and all that, but I can't control things like that.

 

"Just to paint a picture for everybody, Jason Flom [former A&R rep at Atlantic Records] signed SKID ROW and a million other bands. He's the guy who signed us. He also got me on Broadway. He's always been there for me. He has this thing in his contract where he gets this thing called the first right of refusal on anything that I do, and that's for the rest of my life. So whenever I make a CD, he gets it first. He got 'Angel Down' first and he passed on it. He gave it to Jack Ponti at MRV [Merovingian Music, Ltd.], who signed it. Now that was a very cool thing for him to do. But the fans should know that Jason Flom passed on me, Sebastian Bach, with Axl Rose on a record and then he put out STEEL PANTHER. (Laughs) I just want people to realize that — this same guy who says no to Sebastian Bach and Axl Rose together on record — 'No. No, thanks.' — he says yes to a bunch of {censored}ing goofs, clowns, comedy guys. He says yes to them.

 

"We live in a world [where] VAN HALEN doesn't have a record deal. I mean, Eddie Van Halen doesn't have a f**king record deal. (Laughs) How can there be such a thing as rock and roll if VAN HALEN doesn't have a record deal? (Laughs)"

[BlueStrat]

 

this same guy who says no to Sebastian Bach and Axl Rose together on record — 'No. No, thanks.' — he says yes to a bunch of {censored}ing goofs, clowns, comedy guys. He says yes to them.

 

 

Actually, I think it's the other way around. He said no to the clowns.

[daddymack]

Actually, I think it's the other way around. He said no to the clowns.

 

He went where the $ was...no one cares about Axl anymore except Axl...

[paulz]

no one cares about Axl anymore except Axl...

 

and fans of "All in the Family"