The fact is that in the past artists who achieved chart success received vast and undeserved rewards. The market for music nowadays is greater, but the rewards for individual acts are not so over-the-top. No big deal. The rewards for musicians are still there but the extremes once available for chart toppers are not so extreme. Who cares? It was the equivalent of closed shop. If music is your calling then you’ll make music anyway. The good thing is that opportunities for less mainstream artists are greater. That’s a good thing. The internet has levelled the playing field. I don’t care if Harvey Goldsmith can’t make as much money as he used to. He’s a dinosaur. It’s a myth that his kind nurtured talent. They exploited talent. Vive la revolution!
