“What technology has done to disrupt the music business in terms of not only how people listen to music but the value they place on it is defeating.” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor offers damning critique of the state of music in 2024

I’ve been saying this about the music business for years. I guess that’s one reason I don’t sell many records. Music, because it’s so easy to get now is like breakfast cereal. Pour a bowl and if you’re full, just dump the rest. Some music doesn’t keep well in the fridge.

“Music feels largely relegated to something that happens in the background”

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