Thom Yorke‘s opinion on Spotify is akin to ‘an old guy yelling at fast trains’ according to Moby.
During a chat with Mashable, Moby echoed the thoughts of Billy Bragg when stating his belief that today’s artists need to adapt to the ever-changing way in which music fans listen to their favourite bands, rather than rallying against platforms such as Spotify which provide those new services.
“Artists who are adaptable are doing fine,” Moby said. “A musician who makes records, tours, DJs, remixes, does music for video games and films is doing fine. If you can learn how to adapt – it’s really weird and unhealthy when people talk about restricting progress to accommodate the inability of people to adapt. Every industry has been impacted in both negative and positive ways, but I feel like to complain is pointless. I love Thom Yorke, but when I heard him complaining about Spotify, I’m like, ‘You’re just like an old guy yelling at fast trains’. I love anything that enables people to have more music in their lives.”
Thom Yorke has since responded to the comments on Twitter, writing that he is ‘a 45 year old Luddite and proud of it’.