I suppose the bands / artists that were accused of “selling out” back in the day have weathered that criticism and inspired multiple generations of subsequent bands / artists that have also gone in to inspire multiple bands / artists.
Take Green Day for example. For me they were the canonical sell out band for my generation. But now nobody cares about that. And bands that rode the wave of their success don’t care. And bands that were inspired by Green Day don’t care either. Neither do the fans, neither does the press.
So I think it’s just less and less of a thing these days. So people don’t care as much when you leave your small indie label and join a major. In fact quite the opposite. Good on you for winning against the system.
I suppose the bands / artists that were accused of “selling out” back in the day have weathered that criticism and inspired multiple generations of subsequent bands / artists that have also gone in to inspire multiple bands / artists.
Take Green Day for example. For me they were the canonical sell out band for my generation. But now nobody cares about that. And bands that rode the wave of their success don’t care. And bands that were inspired by Green Day don’t care either. Neither do the fans, neither does the press.
So I think it’s just less and less of a thing these days. So people don’t care as much when you leave your small indie label and join a major. In fact quite the opposite. Good on you for winning against the system.