"Would you sell out"? Your thoughts...

What do you consider to be a "sell out"? In reading a few postings, I wondered what the overall consensus for the meaning of the term is here. If you make money from your music from tv, or aRAB, what's the big deal, if you are making some bucks from doing what you love? Isn't that considered different from being offered a record deal if you change "this" or change "that about you or your music? Would like to hear your thoughts on this...
 
I dont believe selling out is when a band gets on mtz like most, i think it is when banRAB like modest mouse bitch and preach about being indie, then shoot themselves in the foot by signing with epic recorRAB and producing music that fits their very own defintition of "selling out"
 
I think its basically when they change their whole image/style just to sell recorRAB. I can understand trying something new...as long as you somewhat keep your roots, but some just completely change everything =/ Those are the sell outs.
 
"Would you sell out"? Your thoughts...

I totally agree with the above post, its when the music changes to suit what that masses like. Its also when the band changes. Ive seen so many banRAB for
 
I think sometimes people confuse selling out instead of maturing.

For example I used to think the Manic Street Preachers were ok , now I think they come out with middle of the road dross.

Just because they are more popular now I don`t think they sold out , I just think they`ve turned old & boring
 
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Should musicians sell there copyrights in order to get a break? Please leave your feedback!
Is this selling out?
 
a) it's Green Day
b) right ok yeah they've sold out, never heard that before. They really haven't it's just people nit-picking their music and going with the latest trend of dissing them. Just because they've got more popular doesn't mean they've sold out. I'll bet you haven't even heard most of their old stuff
 
^ yeah, exactly
it is also when a band releases a song that's not that good but it becomes more popular through the non-rock crowd while losing its old fans
 
i'd love to see you react to your favourite band of all time being slated. Anyway, when people stop dissing them, ill stop correcting them :) good day.
 
by the way, when that happens, the old fans feel kinda ashamed, like they are the sell outs, not that band...this sucks...it sucks to be disappointed by your favorite artist
 
I don't think I have ever referred to a band as "selling out". Sometimes people grow up, people change their tastes, and often they simply want more money and exposure (can yeh really blame em?). I don't think we can judge a musician just purely on who's listening to the music (even if we are tempted to do so).
 
Everyone always tells me my favorite band sucks. How many times have you heard "Finch suck"? Well Im always hearing it, but I just dont let it bother me. If they dont like 'em, I dont care. Doesnt stop me listening to them! Just makes me feel special for being one of the few that likes 'em haha...
 
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