In a Kanye-locked post, the Godlike Genius clarifies calling Radiohead's In Rainbows strategy, aka "marketing ruse," an "idiot plan," taking a moment to address the "idiot critics": "I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH 'COMMERCIAL VALUE' ... MERELY QUESTIONING THE DUMB ACCEPTANCE OF THE 'FREEART IS THE 'NEW' PARADIGM - THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS' MANTRA." You can read the rest at The Cure's blog, cretins.
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