James Blake expresses frustration with social media's impact on artist visibility, noting, "3000 views on a story when I have 691,000 followers." He highlights how this bottlenecking affects his ability to connect with fans.
Blake critiques the music industry's shift from live performances to a streaming-dominated model, stating, "When streaming decimated artists' income from music, we all said we've still got live music... now a different set of vampires has done it with live music as well."
In his message to fans, Blake urges direct support by signing up for his mailing list, declaring, "I'm not going through the monopolies anymore... They own all our mailing lists and won't let us use them."
Blake warns potential musicians against the current industry model: "When somebody asks me how to get into a career in music, my answer cannot be become a content creator and sell products. I refuse."
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