We thrive on the value that is created from manufacturing celebrity. This is where the related industries will extract revenue in the future-not from music sales. People are paying as much as 100 dollars a head to see the stars we create for two hours. As advertisers attach themselves to the celebrity and sponsor tours and events, books, TV shows and film revenue will grow even further. If this idea is offensive, you are in the wrong business.
Music is art.
Nobody needs to debate this. We are talking commerce here. The experience of art is transcendent. For 15 years I've heard promotion people rail against quantifying music on any level. OK then, stop.