Letter #6: Sold In The U.S.A.!
Dear Bruce, It's been awhile. I noticed by the headlines the past couple of days you've been a little busy. Heard you pulled off a pretty tidy set at the 7th Annual John Henry's Benefit at The Town Hall in New York. That must have been pretty cool playing alongside such a talented bunch. I guess the big news that broke a couple of days ago was you selling your publishing catalog to Sony for big bucks. It's a decision I'm sure you thought hard and long about and not one that anyone of us have a say in (though you would assume the fanbase felt they should have been consulted on the matter judging by the reaction on Social Media! 😁 ) People seem to be concerned that this might lead to all manner of licensing your songs to places they have never been before, you know, like... Green Giant co-opting Born To Run and rewriting it as "Corn To Run"! Or Mars using The Big Muddy to promote their range of Mud Pie Treats! Of course you are far too sensible to...