Word up. Over the past couple of months Jeffrey Kunde's been sending loads of 'buy my book/patches/videos/hair/used underwear' etc etc. I'm cool with worship folk making a living but surely he's making enough on royalties and touring fees? It feels really commercial and not cool, all this '50% discount buy now and you can be as awesome as me '. Stu G would never do anything like that. Can you have a word with him?
If you don’t do this for a living it’s easy to think that guys like Jeffrey and myself make a bunch of money. (the amount of gear have/ don’t have is no reflection on our income) Unless we write on a song, there are really no royalties for guys like us. Even if we do get some royalties, they are usually pretty small. Touring etc. also pays MUCH less than people think it does. Jeffrey is a really good person and works hard to provide for his wife and kids. For that reason, the only word I’d say to Jeffrey is to keep doing what he’s doing.Â
Making music is honestly one the hardest jobs to have because the payout is SO inconsistent. So people in our positions have to hustle to make ends meet. We aren’t money-hungry jerks ripping people off. We are normal people trying to provide for our families. There are many people who want this kind of content from us and we put it out there because it’s of mutual benefit. It also costs us money to make this content and put it out. I don’t believe it’s unreasonable for us to charge for content that people are asking for in order to feed our families and pay our bills. It’s unfortunate that people don’t understand that. It’s unfortunate that people have a problem, especially with anyone in the church, selling a product to feed our families. No one is forced to buy anything they don’t want.
Lastly, this isn’t some angry, ungrateful response. I make a living playing music. So does Jeffrey. We are both lucky. Very lucky. But it doesn’t mean everything is easy and we make a bunch of cash. It’s often quite the opposite. Its still hard work and there is a price we pay every day to do this. Â
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