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Music is the drug but will prohibition ever be over?

Spotted this as I bounced around the web this morning. It’s a section of an opinion piece for BBC News by John Taylor (kids, he was in Duran Duran) makes this observation.

I’m still buying copies of that first Roxy Music album, I’m almost embarrassed to say – import copies on premium vinyl, anniversary CD copies, Japanese imports with paper sleeves, iTunes downloads when I’m on the road and need a fix. Such was the power of that initial strike.

The choice of words, namely fix and initial strike bring visions of very addictive drugs to mind. Think of the dire warnings that go along with cocaine, cake, speed, clarky-clark, cannabis or heroin.

Now think about the power of songs like Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Ebeneezer Goode or, err, Heroin.

And ‘the industry’ makes sure we keep paying over and over again to keep getting our hit of the hits.

Hmmm… anyone care to cue up The Verve singing “The Drugs Don’t Work”?

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November 25, 2009; Digital Music;

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