yes, but it’s not a question of letting. technology allows it to be done, not the rockstar. most rockstars probably don’t even know how to “rip” a cd. i would be happy if someone was interested enough to “steal” my music. this is a hypothetical question, right?
in the “ask and ye shall receive” category, we have an amusing story about mr. william corgan. despite all his rage he is still just a rat in a cage.
when you tell the world that you’re going to resurrect their favorite band, how do you expect them to act at your solo concerts? first and foremost, concertgoers are generally dipshits. they like to throw stuff, make loud drunken comments, and request songs that they should know would never get played.
what is really funny about this is that billy has always had to deal with this crap. “play rhinocerous!” or “landslide!! play landslide!!!!!” this shouldn’t be something new.
the moral of this story: don’t feed the sheep rumors about your former (better) band getting back together, before you embark on a crappy solo tour.
as alanis would say: isn’t it ironic? don’t you think? a little too ironic. and, yeah, i really do think.