Illegal downloads mean bands can't pay rent: Doves
Doves say new bands can’t “pay the rent” because of illegal downloading.
The Manchester-based indie band said they wouldn’t like to be starting out today as there is a real lack of funds from record labels to allow new artists to tour.
Guitarist Jez Williams told BCC 6 Music: “It’s going to be quite hard for you to pay the rent because there’s no money, there’s no tour support, very little in the way of advances
“I really feel for up and coming bands. But I guess the only thing that hasn’t changed is that if you’ve got the hunger and the determination then you’ll do it.
“It costs a lot of money to take a band on the road to do 10 UK dates. Some people say their liberties are being taken away. But I wouldn’t go into a baker’s and just take a piece of bread. We need to get paid, really.”
Jez also said the process of picking their favourite tracks for their just released best of album, ‘The Places Between’ was a difficult process.
He added: “Your memory can play tricks sometimes and it sounded very different to how I remembered it. So it was actually really good listening to it, I was quite pleased that we got most of it right.
“Because all three of us are very passionate. It’s kind of a democracy, Doves, so everyone’s got a valid opinion. But we got there in the end.”
Jez also recently denied rumours the band are to split after their UK tour which starts later this month, saying he was misquoted when he said it would “probably” be the band’s last.
