The increase in the range of merchandise and added-value goods has provided a real goldmine for all types of musicians, but what goods are of real worth?
The best products are the ones that are related directly to the music - tickets to gigs, limited edition CDs, live videos of concerts and performances, music tuition and instrument kits.
Then there is the worst - the ones that seemingly have almost no relevance to music whatsoever. These include locks of hair, necklaces, nauseating photo books and a lot of clothing merchandise.
The amount of products in the worst category seems to give off a smack of desperation from the artist, and may even reflect an insecurity from the artist with the most important aspect - their own music.
Musicians should know that their fans want their music more than their superficial goods, and I would certainly prefer it if a fan had an album of mine rather than just a T-Shirt.
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