Oh no... Duffy gets on her bike in Diet Coke spot

"It honestly pains me to see so many talented people whether they be musicians, painters, sculptors, whatever, get sweet fa for their efforts while agents, producers, and dealers coin it in. Who would you rather benefits financially from your efforts as an artist, yourself in your own lifetime or rich collectors/dealers in a hundred plus years from now? Now to me that's truly cynical and says far more about the nature of commerce than it does about art."

It pains you because we have different ideas about success - which you obviously measure in terms of financial gain. im a musician and as long as i can eat im happy; because i haven't bought in to the idea that everybody has the right to be/should strive to be a rock star.

@mypethip - I've just skimmed your posts and to be perfectly honest it sounds like sour-grapes to me. That and sanctimonious soap-box ranting. But don't let an informed opinion get in the way of a good shouting.