rather a good Iggy Pop quote

-- from back when men were men, economies were mixed, and
jobs were for life, but anyway:

    http://deadmenleft.blogspot.com/2004/07/apple-launches-itunes-music-store-in.html

    If I could join a real musician's union - like a coal
    miners' union for musicians with the power to
    guarantee me the right to put my fingers on a guitar
    eight hours a day, no matter how good or bad I was as
    long as I tried my best - and if they would give me,
    say, $250 a week (is that a reasonable sum?), I would
    be happy to sing and play for the entire world on
    command. You know, I would almost rather do that than
    be in the capitalistic music industry today.

    Being in the capitalistic music industry I've learned
    one thing. You are either on the bottom or you are on
    the top. Yo're either scrounging around for scraps or
    you're on top as a popular toy - Ken and Barbie
    syndrome - and being made a fool of, a laughing stock.
    You are either them or you are... sorry.

    Now if the socio-economic system in America was
    organised in such a way that I could be guaranteed
    work - as long as I was willing to work to the best of
    my ability, six days a week, five nights a week, and
    Sundays for overtime, as a Socialist musician at a
    given wage - I'd do it.

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