For nearly 20 years, the audio-art collective known as Negativland have been rearranging found sound while taking aim at the likes of Christianity, the media and U2. LAtimes Near the makeshift recording studio console, there are file drawers labeled DAT and stacks of cartridges labeled things such as Gongs, Opening Doors, Car Bombs. We're trying to get publicity and the attention is good because it will help us sell some CDs and keep us from being so impoverished, but at the same time we want to avoid the sensational aspects of it. Our intention is not to get sued.
Lawsuits are no fun.
They ruin your life for years and totally occupy you and certainly none of us want that. It's just that the type of work we do involves a lot of appropriated stuff. If you know of Negativland even a little, chances are you aren't surprised by Joyce's concern. It may have been one of the truest sentiments of rock commentary uttered in a decade, but Kasem didn't appreciate it being shared with audiences who expect him to care a lot , especially when giving dedications to dearly-departed pets.