Random Music Quotes: Snider

I think that probably the truth of the matter, the answer is to start from scratch and create a whole new playbook. Forget everything — they keep trying to adjust what they knew — throw it out the window and say, “Okay, we’re starting out, now how do we create a new music industry, forgetting everything that went before?” Just get it out of your mind. Because it haunts people, it clouds their judgement and they keep trying to recapture — and it all comes down to economics, you recapture that.

(Photo courtesy of Dee Snider)

Well, forget that — start with a blank piece of paper and say, “Okay, now we’re making a music industry. These are the elements we have, this is the way music is created, this is the way music is transmitted, this is how it’s shared and enjoyed.” Build a whole new business plan off of that. I don’t think anybody, at least that I’m aware of, has done that, started with just a blank slate and just started over. I think that’s really what needs to be done. Just level the f—ing building and build something brand new. -Dee Snider