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David Bowie


Background information
Birth name David Robert Jones
Born January 8, 1947
Born place Brixton, London, England
Genre(s) Rock
Glam Rock
Pop Rock
Art Rock
Blue-eyed soul
Psychedelic Rock
Years active 1964—present
Label(s) RCA Records
Virgin Records
Columbia Records
EMI Group
Rykodisc
Parlophone Records
Associated acts The Riot Squad
Tin Machine
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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Slams Major Labels

December 31, 2010
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Slams Major LabelsSmashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has launched an attack against major record labels, claiming that they have taken the excitement out of music.

The singer said he believed labels needed to take more risks and suggested that they had failed to keep up with record buyers.

"Something about the need for the major label system to corner the market has squeezed the excitement out of music," he told Spinner.

"It's almost like the restaurant where the prices are too high - you can't enjoy your food. You feel like you're getting ripped off, but you don't know why. Fans overall have rebelled."

Corgan, who is currently releasing songs from Smashing Pumpkins’ new album one song at a time, also said that the music industry was full of "middle-of-the-road non-risk-takers".

He added: "It's systemically rewarding the wrong end of the art world."

Smashing Pumpkins’ new 44-track album is entitled ‘Teargarden By Kaleidyscope’.

(by Jason Gregory)



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