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Clutch Frontman Says Piracy Helped The Band

10/13/2014
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(TeamRock Radio) Clutch frontman Neil Fallon says piracy probably helped grow his band's fan base. He believes illegal downloads expanded Clutch's reach and in turn brought more people to shows. As long as those who illegally download their music then come to gigs and buy a t-shirt, he says he "all right with that."

Fallon tells Pop Culture Madness: "In the 90s we had the backing of every major label on planet Earth. We got signed and dropped and signed and dropped. Nothing ever really happened for Clutch, we had very small shows - even if we got played on the radio.
"It was only when people started pirating music that our shows got bigger. I mean I can't say that for a fact, but I hazard a guess that if someone liked the band they heard for free, even though it was illegal, then they came to our show and bought a t-shirt and has become a lifelong fan. I'm all right with that."

But Fallon does have a problem with a different form of modern technology and how it relates to music. Find out what that is here.

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