Ocupation: Singer-songwriter
Life: January 21, 1941 - April 22, 2013
Birthday: January 21
Death: April 22
Nothing has really changed. We had bootleg albums in the '60s and today we have Internet file sharing. They just found a better way to do it -- get music for free. What's great about today is an artist has an opportunity to go direct to their audience without dealing with a middleman. People can go directly to the web for CDs, DVDs and downloads. I think that's the best thing that's happened, that people's music is being flashed around the world.
source: "Richie Havens Interview: Woodstock, Dylan and Greenwich Village". Interview With Rick Landers, guitarinternational.com.
topic: Opportunity, Thinking, Artist, File Sharing, Middlemen