Re: Re: Subject: [KLF] of course the 1 million burning really AND what was coming??
One mail mentions that they made millions and still are, well thats not quite true, not sure about Drummond but the Cautys are not wedged up and the royalties are fuck all.
Well... I'd argue slightly on this fact. In 1992, The KLF were the best selling artists in the world. On their own label, on their own terms, the best selling White Room material all written and produced by them for relatively little. Unlike lots of rock stars they didn't blow millions on coke, rehab and hookers. They didn't buy mansions in LA or charter their own jets. They just had to pay off a couple of samples. And although their material is deleted in the UK, it's still available in the biggest market in the world, the USA. Even with Arista taking their cut, they must do pretty well out of that each and every year. Especially considering practically every record shop in the UK has US Imports of the White Room and Chill Out. And you've got radio and Music TV all over the world playing their records and videos. Each and every time... Kerching $£$£$. They must do alright out of all that! And as for whether they burnt it or not, the very fact that we're still discussing it pretty much says everything. You only have to mention the KLF in polite society and you tend to get one of two reactions: A) Oh, aren't they the ones who did that "KLF A huh-uh uh-huh-uh-huh" track? B) They're the madmen that burnt a million quid, aren't they? Do I think they burnt it? Yes. Why? Because they're fucking nuts! They deleted their back catalogue after winning best band at the 1992 Brit Awards! That cost them more money than chucking a million in the fire. Don't really wanna start a big argument or anything, just my 2 cents. (In my opinion, the more interesting debate is WHY they did it, rather than whether they did or not.) Del
I just have to say... well said that man! Mark Muldowney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Knight" <dj.nite@virgin.net> To: "'All bound for Mu-Mu Land.'" <klf@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:12 AM Subject: RE: Re: Subject: [KLF] of course the 1 million burning really ANDwhatwas coming??
One mail mentions that they made millions and still are, well that's not quite true, not sure about Drummond but the Cautys are not wedged up and the royalties are fuck all.
Well... I'd argue slightly on this fact. In 1992, The KLF were the best selling artists in the world. On their own label, on their own terms, the best selling White Room material all written and produced by them for relatively little. Unlike lots of rock stars they didn't blow millions on coke, rehab and hookers. They didn't buy mansions in LA or charter their own jets. They just had to pay off a couple of samples. And although their material is deleted in the UK, it's still available in the biggest market in the world, the USA. Even with Arista taking their cut, they must do pretty well out of that each and every year. Especially considering practically every record shop in the UK has US Imports of the White Room and Chill Out. And you've got radio and Music TV all over the world playing their records and videos. Each and every time... Kerching $£$£$. They must do alright out of all that! And as for whether they burnt it or not, the very fact that we're still discussing it pretty much says everything. You only have to mention the KLF in polite society and you tend to get one of two reactions: A) Oh, aren't they the ones who did that "KLF A huh-uh uh-huh-uh-huh" track? B) They're the madmen that burnt a million quid, aren't they? Do I think they burnt it? Yes. Why? Because they're fucking nuts! They deleted their back catalogue after winning best band at the 1992 Brit Awards! That cost them more money than chucking a million in the fire. Don't really wanna start a big argument or anything, just my 2 cents. (In my opinion, the more interesting debate is WHY they did it, rather than whether they did or not.) Del _______________________________________________ KLF mailing list KLF@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf
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