This is off the beaten track a bit, but as a drummer and a sometime recording artist, I enjoyed this piece. Ernie the Attorney has linked to a GREAT article by, of all people, Courtney Love. I don't much like her or her music, but she wrote a great piece for Salon, even if it is 2.5 years old. She speaks the truth, and she CAN do the math. Must reading for anyone who wonders why so many successful musicians end up destitute.