![]() Senate as a Reform Party candidate, suggested saving that discussion for another time. politics, though the rocker who lost a 2000 bid for U.S. Petty & the Heartbreakers can charge much more for concert tickets than the $22 in advance, $25 at the door it'll cost to see the Smithereens at Diesel.Īnother sore spot with DiNizio is the two-party system's dominance of U.S. Unfortunately, an entire generation of music lovers - and I put the term music lovers in quotes - actually and honestly thinks music is free."įor bands like the Smithereens, DiNizio sees a bad precedent set last year by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, which provided a free mp3 download of their new "Mojo" album to anyone who bought an online ticket to the band's North American tour. "We're creating intellectual property and deserve to be paid for our time and work. ![]() "That's tantamount to me walking into your house and taking your private possessions with a smile," DiNizio said. In a 40-minute phone interview - double the time normally allotted by bands and/or their publicists - DiNizio was forthright with his concerns about the music industry, especially people who swipe music off the Web. ![]()
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