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john of MT
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04/26/2023 10:07 pm
#5 Originally Posted by: Rumble Walrus

Thanks for the update john.  I do feel better knowing that.


When Sony ended up the rights to the Beatles songs, I had what my mother would term a “conniption fit” and almost uncontrollably raged for a few days.  Neil Young was a holdout for years but I think he only owns 50% at this time.


Springsteen famously sold his rights.


I console myself by saying “it’s their stuff, so it’s their business what they do with it”.  And indeed it is.


All the best,


 


Rumble

Even Bob Dylan sold his catalog a little over two years ago. 


Sigh.


"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins