原文在这，来自U2log.com： http://u2log.com/archive/2008/06/radiohead_courageous_says_bono.php 《"Radiohead courageous", says Bono》 Bono - exercising some damage control - has written to the NME to say he thinks "Radiohead were courageous for 'In Rainbows' release" in response to Paul McGuinness' earlier comments regarding Radiohead's "In Rainbows" pay-what-you-like release. McGuinness, who controversially believes ISP's facilitate music pirating and are thus robbing artists, had claimed the experiment was a failure and U2 wouldn't be following their example. （NME报导McGuinness老大说法的新闻在这：http://www.nme.com/news/u2/37221 另外还有他今年初在坎城的演讲全文：http://0rz.tw/0f4iu） Bono writes he disagrees with his manager, and says Radiohead are 'courageous and imaginative in trying to figure out some new relationship with their audience.' An example U2 hopefully will follow. Perhaps they could pick Trent Reznor's brain. The full letter will appear in today's edition of the printed version of the NME. ========================================================================= 简而言之，电台头去年发行《In Rainbows》专辑让大家自由付费下载的方式 看在U2的经纪人Paul McGuinness眼里认为是败仗一场 因为「就算它可以（近乎？）免费地被取得， 还是有百分之六十到七十的人选择以非法手段下载它」 （我是觉得，既然选择这样的手法，那销售状况上何谓成功何谓失败就很难定论了 但McGuinness老大的说法也不失中肯，毕竟电台头已经是超级天团 而对一般还在挣扎成名与否、饭都不一定吃得饱的乐团而言这麽做显然太冒险） 所以他表示「U2今年十月可望发行的新专辑并不打算采用这种方式」 不过「我们显然会尝试利用所有可能的科技来让这张专辑的发行越有趣越好」 ========================================================================= 但这样的发言总之还是挺刺耳的，我想应该造成了某些不满吧 所以Bono这就现身来灭火了（原文称其是在做"damage control"） 表示他认为电台头的作法是「英勇而具有创意的」 且树立了一个「希望U2也能够效法」的范例 ========================================================================= 看了这则新闻我的感想是： 总之十月一定要把专辑交出来就好........... -- 「天使的眼泪滴落人间，但那幸福终究不够洒在每一个人身上。」 时光之砚部落格 http://blog.yam.com/YenC 琢磨影音, 琢磨文字, 琢磨自己的地方 PTT2个人板 Inkstone --

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