Music and the music business are two different things.
If I could set a world record it would be that I have 150 business partners all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
Well there's different shades of Hollywood sure. I mean I'm working in this business but I'm not Hollywood.
The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.
But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business but in reality I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.
In the US there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions called Democrats and Republicans which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.
If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda it is all the more important that the public understand that difference and choose their news sources accordingly.
We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.