Art and Livelihood

In the wake of the launch of “Tidal” (a new music streaming service without a free tier and offering lossless audio) there’s been a general buzz around the internet regarding music and art and what artists should get and whether musicians deserve to eat and the like. I thought that I’d just offer up a few basic thoughts since they were running around in my head anyway.

First off, I think it is vital to understand that I was raised by artists (specializing in drama and music) and I was raised...