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Metalupdate.com Lamb Of God Interview | Chris Adler Talks About File Sharing

by Metal Martyr on January 13th, 2008

Here is an excerpt from an old interview from Metalupdate.com. Metal Update talks to Lamb Of God’s Chris Adler on the Napster debate. I wonder if his views have changed since this interview?

“MU: What is your opinion on the Napster debate?

CA: I think it is the record industry and the record company’s business to make money. From my perspective, as a musician, I’d love to be able to make a living, and I’d love to be able to continue doing this. But from my experience with music I’ve learned that this is not what pays the bills, and I’m lucky to be able to continue doing this. I’m not necessarily doing it for the
money. I’m in it to be creative and to make the music that I wanted to hear as a listener. We’re very happy with the album because it reflects what we, as listeners wanted to hear but nobody else was doing.”

MU: How does that translate to a position, pro or con, on file-sharing?

CA: Well, from my perspective, any avenue that is available to me, that allows me to get my music out to the people who might want to hear it, is an avenue that I might want to pursue.

MU: Whether or not you get paid for it or not.

CA: Correct. My goal is accomplished every time we finish writing a song. That’s where it ends. When we get to take it on the stage, that’s a special thing too. But really my goal and my soul purpose in this is to be creative in the practice space with these incredible musicians that surround me and doing something unique.

MU: But getting the music from there out to the people is going to require the existence of at least some kind of music business. Getting the record budget, getting in the studio, getting it out to the people, somebody has to pay for that.

CA: Isn’t that the truth. (laughs)

MU: Can there be a music business with MP3’s traded freely without charge over the Internet?

CA: I think so. As a musician, I need to take advantage of avenues to get my music out to the people that want to hear it. I understand that the music industry is based on money, and this is all about making a dollar. And right now I don’t think that’s necessarily in danger. I don’t necessarily think that’s what Napster is being used for. Although I think in some cases it is. And in those cases, I don’t know if I’m 100% behind pulling an entire album off there at CD quality. You’re not being very supportive. I think the people that are behind the music and understand what the music stands for are gonna be the people that support that band, and support that record label that’s putting out that band.

To read the whole interview go here Metalupdate.com Lamb Of God Interview

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