Elton John: "Close Down the Internet!"

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02 Aug 2007, 4:38 pm

:lol:
http://digg.com/tech_news/Elton_John_Cl ... e_Internet

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02 Aug 2007, 4:44 pm

Sign he is offically an old man.

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02 Aug 2007, 4:57 pm

Elton says:

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The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other

Like going to Elton John concerts (for instance....), where you can currently buy tickets for a mere $856?

Is this his battle for artistic purity?

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02 Aug 2007, 6:26 pm

well I wish I could break free from the net
and have a life
because at the end of the day-no one is here at the end of the day

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02 Aug 2007, 6:27 pm

He obviously has a problem with progress. Nobody is forcing people to communicate via the internet, cell phones, etc. People will invariably do what they are comfortable with. The forward march of technology will continue whether we consider ourselves to be Luddites, or not.

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02 Aug 2007, 6:57 pm

The best stuff is not the "Top 40", you'll find it if you dig around for it.
Example: http://www.echoes.org/ or any of the other internet music sites.
The internet has provided a venue where many up and coming artists can
get their chance.

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02 Aug 2007, 8:18 pm

Stop the evil internet!! :roll:

He's living in the past, and what he said might just be a career suicide for him.

The internet's here to stay, for the better.

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02 Aug 2007, 9:43 pm

They'll close down the internet over my dead body.

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02 Aug 2007, 10:04 pm

Todd489 wrote:

They'll close down the internet over my dead body.

Years ago I was surprised when "high profile" people didn't know a thing about internet, but then I started to see more and more people, even politicians! who don't know a thing about internet...

Music cd sales are over, bands now will have to tour (again), and stop being lazy.
And, honestly, that's great. Lately there have been LOTS of bands touring my country, something that I thought it'd never happen. It's grrreeeeeaaat!

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