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Billy Bragg Has Absolutely Gigantic House

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  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Generali wrote: »
    It's not a criticism, even Marxists have the right to try to get rich IMO.

    I thought Marxism said something about "each according the their NEED". May be wrong though.
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    I thought Marxism said something about "each according the their NEED". May be wrong though.

    That was Lenin I think. I think that was also a misquote.

    The usual quote is something like, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". I believe the accurate version is, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his work".
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    I've got to be honest here. I don't begrudge him the money - he's a musician and nobody is forced to buy his records or go and see him play live. His early albums used to have do not pay more than £x.99 on them. IIRC it was £2.99 for Life's a Riot and £3.99 for the next one which I think was longer. I don't begrudge him the house either, he's made his money honestly, or so it seems at least.

    I wasn't aware that Bragg has ever sold many records. Surely the bulk of his income must be from the BBC licence fee? He seems to be the rent-a-gob du jour on Radio 4.
  • blueboy43
    blueboy43 Posts: 575 Forumite
    A._Badger wrote: »
    I wasn't aware that Bragg has ever sold many records. Surely the bulk of his income must be from the BBC licence fee? He seems to be the rent-a-gob du jour on Radio 4.


    :rotfl:

    The Badger shoe horning the "Leftie " BBC into every subject.

    I'm sure Billy's doing fine with his royalties from a pretty extensive back catalogue.
  • A._Badger
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    blueboy43 wrote: »
    :rotfl:

    The Badger shoe horning the "Leftie " BBC into every subject.

    I'm sure Billy's doing fine with his royalties from a pretty extensive back catalogue.

    And here's Blueboy defending the Left's subsidy machine for all its clapped-out old relics - Bragg, Red Ken, Kinnochio, Benn - never off the air.

    http://biased-bbc.blogspot.com/2005/04/st.html

    As for Bragg's 'extensive back catalogue', clue: it's not how many albums you put out. You have to sell some to make any money.
  • StevieJ
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    A._Badger wrote: »
    And here's Blueboy defending the Left's subsidy machine for all its clapped-out old relics - Bragg, Red Ken, Kinnochio, Benn - never off the air.

    http://biased-bbc.blogspot.com/2005/04/st.html

    As for Bragg's 'extensive back catalogue', clue: it's not how many albums you put out. You have to sell some to make any money.

    I take it you have a copy of his royalty statement? he must have something going as he seems to be quite active in the piracy/social network debate :)

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/opinion/22bragg.html
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • StevieJ
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    edited 10 January 2011 at 8:44PM
    A._Badger wrote: »

    http://biased-bbc.blogspot.com/2005/04/st.html
    .

    !!!!!! is that :) Interesting that it has a link to that SKY shxte.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    !!!!!! is that :) Interesting that it has a link to that SKY shxte.

    Nice try. B-BBC is apparently independent. One of its leading lights (Robin Horbury) is even a former BBC journalist gone to the good.

    It's uncomfortable reading for the Lefty chattering classes, of course.
  • blueboy43
    blueboy43 Posts: 575 Forumite
    A._Badger wrote: »
    And here's Blueboy defending the Left's subsidy machine for all its clapped-out old relics - Bragg, Red Ken, Kinnochio, Benn - never off the air.

    http://biased-bbc.blogspot.com/2005/04/st.html

    As for Bragg's 'extensive back catalogue', clue: it's not how many albums you put out. You have to sell some to make any money.

    Knowing someone who gets about £40k royalties (writing & performing) per year from one song, I'd estimate that Bragg gets at least £20k per year from A New England alone - and will probably do so for the next 25 years until its out of copyright.

    It must grieve the looney right that the majority of writers, composers, musicians and artists are left of centre or liberal.

    Do the looney right have to listen to Phil Collins, Tony Hadley and Geri Halliwell ? You could add Eric Clapton is we extend the definition to moronic racist outbursts. Must make for great parties.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    A._Badger wrote: »
    Nice try. B-BBC is apparently independent. One of its leading lights (Robin Horbury) is even a former BBC journalist gone to the good.

    It's uncomfortable reading for the Lefty chattering classes, of course.

    Yes OK :)

    http://news.sky.com/skynews/
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
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