Joss Stone: Piracy is Brilliant, Music Should be Shared

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Joss Stone: Piracy is Brilliant, Music Should be Shared

They are quite rare events but on occasion, artists actually encourage fans to share their music online. Singer Joss Stone has no problem doing so at all. In fact, after a recent concert in Argentina she said that piracy is brilliant.

Joss Stone, who won a Grammy last year, loves music, but hates the the music industry. In a recent interview she said that - unlike herself - most artists are brainwashed by the industry, and she encouraged people to share her music.

After the show a reporter asked her what she thinks of piracy, and people who download her songs off the Internet. Her response baffled the reporter, as she simply told him: I think its great There was an awkward silence for a few seconds, the reporter probably expected to hear something else from her. Great?, he said.

Yeah, I love it. I think its brilliant and Ill tell you why, Stone continued. Music should be shared. […] The only part about music that I dislike is the business that is attached to it. Now, if music is free, then there is no business, there is just music. So, I like it, I think that we should share.

Its ok, if one person buys it, its totally cool, burn it up, share it with your friends, I dont care. I dont care how you hear it as long as you hear it. As long as you come to my show, and have a great time listening to the live show its totally cool. I dont mind. Im happy that they hear it.

Stone went on to say that most artists have probably been brainwashed by the record labels, when they discourage their fans from downloading music. Of course, Stone is not the only artist who actually wants people to share their work. Last year rapper 50 Cent made some positive remarks about filesharing, and Nine Inch Nails takes it even further, as they upload their music onto BitTorrent sites themselves.

These artists are spot on, in fact, several studies have shown that artists actually benefit from filesharing. The more music people share, the more CDs they buy and the more concerts they visit.