U2’s Bono says he has plenty of money from his lucrative music career, but that illegal downloading is still a huge problem in the industry.
He tells USA Today that his secure finances don’t make it OK to pirate U2’s new album. “No Line on the Horizon” was downloaded 445,000 times before it was officially released, after which 484,000 copies were sold.
The frontman adds that the public is starting to see music as a utility, like “tap water,” whereas he sees it as “a sacred thing, so I’m a little offended.”
He definitely has a legitimate point, but I just hope no one tells Bono that you can listen to music for free on the radio. If anyone out there is buddy-buddy with Bono, don’t tell him we’re playing U2’s new songs on BRU. Keep our little private party on the DL.
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Im a big fan of U2 but this is f***ing retarded did they learn nothing from radiohead and In Rainbows, You would think a band as big as theres would be able to pull off the same thing
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