The question remains: Why would Petty attack the very industry that has brought him riches and success? I think he would argue that it's gone too far. The money-making machine has lost it's focus of producing good music. "The lonely DJ's digging a ditch, trying to keep the flames from the temple." Tom Petty is our last DJ. He's made an attempt, doing all he can artistically, to protect the Mecca of real music, the fundamentals of an industry gone wrong. Petty wants to preserve the "temple" for the new kids of rock & roll.
And to that I say emphatically: Rock on, Tom.
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1 - mellon
You should probably link to Eric's post on the subject too...
2 - Jim Carruthers
I heard Petty perform "The Last DJ" on Letterman, I haven't heard the album, but the song itself, well
One of the biggest problems the music business has is it is so concentrated on preserving their system, nobody is making good music anymore.
Sure Hank Hill likes boy bands, but that isn't going to shore up companies in the face of a new depression. Given that 'murrican voters were listening to Fear (the band - Let's Have A War) that's what they got. Now, where was I?