we steal because we love

there's a short article on the bbc website right now about music downloaders. it points out that the people most likely to illegally download music online are also the most likely to LEGALLY buy music. it's amazing how many people do not grasp that fact.

it is hysterical to me when people turn their nose up at me for illegally downloading music.

you think i am robbing the music industry? fuck off. i have spent well over $1,000 this year on music-related items.

people who download music are the people keeping the music industry alive. we go online everyday to find new stuff because the joy of discovering a new sound that can change the molecular structure of our day is a hopelessly romantic possibility that we actually believe exists. in other words, people like me are over the borderline obsessive. the music industry should love us, not loathe us.

we buy your overpriced concert tickets, your books, your music mags, and yes, even your ipods. do you need to be a 45-year old irish man to understand how easy we are to be taken advantage of? in the end, it is really you who can steal from us. it's easy. just make us love you. give us the music.