Dear Duff: What's the Future of the Music Business?

• good question, plus what is going on with the news? I hear that you are happily taking a break from Matt and Scott, was invited to be alongside perry farrell and decided that y'all two don't mix well. I'de like to hear more in depth stuff about that? Is he , like really weird and vulgar?

• You got the drummer thing on head.

• You got the drummer thing on head.

• Going back to? I've never done it for any other reason!! :) \m/(>_<)\m/ Mike

• duff, there is this hairdressern OR New husband to a Step aunt that ALWAYS mentions you're name! Maybe , because of perception? Anyhow, hes' a freeloader that has peas and mashed potatoes every year at My Fathers house....while I get arrestede for an attempted 8th or 9th STEP....passed that Duff......as passionate as I have been for the Menus' in Las Vegas and as passionate as I have been in reassessing my career goals..its like i am just in the shadows of the day.....and pretending that ANGUS from AC/DC and Gene Simmons are people I have interacted with also.....its all so hurtful while the educated get their groove on.

• Fair enough. Appears I got owned.

• Another alternative that could work is for more labels to adopt the idea of single album deals. That way an artist isn't trapped by their contract if they feel the label didn't represent their interests well enough. It would mean that the labels have to work harder to keep lucrative artists, but I think this would free people up a lot more, and end up being more rewarding for all involved. Of course, I have no basis for this, because it's so rare for a label to offer anything other than a multi album contract.

• axlreznor should have his own colum here....he writes more words than Duff!?!

• Duff was all over the TV, yesterday, on VH1 Classics. He was on That Metal Show, and then they played a Loaded concert on TV from Glasgow, and there were Loaded- The Taking commercials on TV!!! It was pretty cool. Great exposure. It was like a hardcore fan hijacked the station! lol I loved it. Maybe they can get on some of the Late Night shows like Letterman, Kimmel, or Conan too, as a musical guest.

• I think going back to simply doing it because you love to do it is about your only option...get a good job, while you're at.

• Well said, Sarahquil!!! (as for butt kissing). The rest, you know, dreaming!! I wish I was there... But I'm glad you didn't faint and you got what you was there for: fantastic experience of hearing Loaded live! Not sure if you had chance to talk to guys from the band, but the hell .... music was there!!! I realy hope to see them playing live this year, for the first time in my life. Duff, I know you're busy right now, but I take you at your word :)

• Wow, Sarahquil, I'm so happy for you!!! I was keeping my fingers crossed all day yesterday, hoping you would do it, and you did! I thoroughly understand why you needed to gather a lot of courage to approach Duff - I would have fainted! I spent many, many years with Duff (and other fantastic musicians) peering down at me from all the walls of my bedroom, so just knowing that he might read some of my comments here is in itself a surreal experience. When I started reading his column I was shocked -in a very nice way- to see what a wonderful -tolerant, kind, witty- person he really is. And when you find that the guy that you have been admiring for years as a musician is also amazing as a person - well, it might make it difficult to find the right tone of conversation. This afternoon I saw Loaded's tour dates so far for this summer - unfortunately, nowhere close enough for me, but there's still July and August with a lot of possible dates, isn't there? Let's hope for the best! Sorry if I've been a little incoherent; hope I managed to make some sense... Sarahquil, I'm really proud (and envious :-)) of you! Love, Judili P.S. DUFF, sorry about writing about you as if you couldn't see this. It really IS difficult to find the right tone, you know...

• Yes Judili I did it! It was daunting at first, I had the shakes and was running blanks, but it turned out great in the end.Keep in mind that Duff was an imaginary friend of mine as a little girl and so if I ever talk as though Duff is larger then life, well that's just the inner child in me. As far as butt kissing is concerned, I generally agree with most of Duff's thoughts on here and only want to mirror to him what he mirrors to us, which is kindness and patience on all levels and with all points of views. I don't expect everyone to operate the same way either, but that's just the position I feel most comfortable in as a weekly commenter. 3x But moving on to more important things, The band Loaded is amazing live. Talk about happy feet. Isaac is so animated, Jeff pushes out sexy bass lines, Mike Squires shreds, and Duff is like fine wine. You could really hear the punk influence, yet still in the end it was just some really good hardcore rock. The whole performance was just hot and our Seattle community was warm.Speaking of warmth though, my one and only protest would be that I wasn't too thrilled with those anonymous gas leaks, some people in there either ate some bad tacos or too much chili or something, damn.

• that asshole guy!. kisses duff

• Hi Duff and Regular Readers, How did Record Store Day go? I hope Sarahquil had her vinyl copy of The Taking signed by you, Duff! I have a confession to make. Earlier this week, I posted a frustrated little note about teenagers today not being as devoted to their favourite stars as my generation used to be. The following day I was given a "sign" that the situaton might not be so hopeless after all... I had the chance to read about half a dozen compositions, written by 18-year-old Hungarian students in English, about 'A Person I Admire'. (It was a task to be done at school, not a home assignment.) Seeing the amazing little essays they wrote about their favourite celebrities (Lady Gaga and Johnny Depp, among others) immediately made me feel ashamed. While I still believe that most of what I wrote earlier applies to a lot of kids, I now recognize that I was too quick and harsh in my judgement. The future does look brighter than I thought! Thanks for your patience. Love and respect, J.

• And then I found a radio station via buffalo 107.7 that extends it 's pop out player to other cities...To let you listen , to what ever turns your crank...! Hire interns, to do the technology and research...!

• wondered and laughed about your comment...Honesty so refreshing...Then reminded by a book as usual , A Letter from a Gentleman to his friend in Edinburg, And Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding...Edited by Eric Steinberg...David Hume...Hold the presses....While along for this ride, the sudden stop.... Why don't they hire you , to check out all these new Punk bands, and , with a little bit of this and that, the idea's you form a long the highways...Might turn into , what ever it is your thinking...Like the new cd....! Your own sound! Extensions, of the Seattle Reverb, growing into , there own broadcast...?

• do anywhere? I meant *go* Doh!

• One of the first honest answers I've heard/read to that question. Bravo Duff! It could do anywhere, really. Whilst I see AxlReznor's point- a good one, as always- I do think that there are enough people who want to see the music business return to the way it once was that perhaps love of music will triumph over love of money. We'll have to see.

• Self-releasing things for rock and non-mainstream artists, and major labels for the pop and hip-hop stuff (because they can actually make money from that system still). I don't think it'll be long before in rock only Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, U2 and Green Day can benefit from a record label releasing things for them, and everyone else will just be better off on Bandcamp.

• Just heard you filling in for Nikki, great job!!!

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