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The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney has criticised U2's controversial Songs Of Innocence release, saying it "devalued their music completely".
He is the latest in a long line of musicians who have hit out at the way the album was 'forced' upon the general public, including Iggy Pop and Sharon Osbourne. Carney took issue with the self belief required from U2 and the effect that it has on the rest of the industry.
"[It] sends a huge mixed message to bands... that are just struggling to get by. I think that they were thinking it's super generous of them to do something like that," he told The Seattle Times.
He was also asked about his stance on streaming and its implications on the future of the music industry. A particularly relevant question to Carney as neither of The Black Keys albums are available for streaming.
"My whole thing about music is: if somebody’s making money then the artist should be getting a fair cut of it," Carney said. "The owner of Spotify is worth something like 3 billion dollars…he’s richer than Paul McCartney and he’s 30 and he’s never written a song."
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