Friday Five

1. Who is your favorite singer/musician? Why? U2's Bono. I like the sound. I like the lyrics of which he writes most (all?). I like his authenticity and how he has tried to live what he believes.

2. What one singer/musician can you not stand? Why? Snoop Dog is getting on my nerves. It seems like exploitation of women is his only theme. But I'm not a Snoop fan so maybe I'm misunderstanding his stuff.

3. If your favorite singer wasn't in the music business, do you think you would still like him/her as a person? Yes, though I suspect his passion would make him brash.

4. Have you been to any concerts? If yes, who put on the best show? Not so many. I don't know that I've seen a concert that knocked me out.

5. What are your thoughts on downloading free music online vs. purchasing albums? Do you feel the RIAA is right in its pursuit to stop people from dowloading free music? I think downloading music apart from what is legal is illegal. That is pretty simple thought. But it would irritate me if I wrote a book and everybody downloaded it instead of buying it.

As far as the RIAA is concerned, I'm not sure that suing downloaders isn't the only way to stop it. But it should transition into a "pay to download" deal, which would be great for me. Many times I want a song for church or for some media piece and I don't want to buy the whole album and I also don't want to leave the house.