FAB Lefsetz quote

This is typical Lefsetz:

The key is to be profitable, to sell enough records to cover your reduced costs. So you can keep the lights on, so you can still keep making records. Then again, what business is the major label in? Selling records or artist development? If the latter, according to Mike, shouldn't the album be FREE? At least the first couple? I think it's about getting attention first and foremost, Mike thinks you've got to make it easy, but the publishers won't. You can't give away tracks on iTunes because the publishers want to get PAID!

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