Roger McGuinn Tried to Sway Metallica on Downloads - Spinner
Metallica might not have faced a well-publicized fan backlash had the band listened to former Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn. When Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was set to testify before Congress against file sharing back in 2000, McGuinn tells Spinner that he tried to convince Ulrich that downloads were the future.
“I talked to Lars, but he didn’t seem to get it,” says McGuinn, who presented Congress with counter testimony immediately after Metallica. “He was still firmly on the side of the record companies, thinking that people were ripping him off. My attitude was like, ‘Hey — it’s the new radio.’ You guys ought to be glad when people exploit your stuff and get it around because that means they’re going to come to your concerts and buy your merchandise, and you’ll make a lot more money that way.”…..
