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# Killing Itself to Live: Further Discussion
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/killing-itself-to-live-further-discussion/
- Published: 2009-06-25T02:54:17.000Z
- Updated: 2009-06-25T02:54:17.000Z
- Description: Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor First and foremost, I wanted to thank everyone who took their time to read, comment, Digg, and tweet my latest essay: Killing Itself to Live: How. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/06/killing-itself-to-live-further-discussion.html]
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- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

**Kyle Bylin**, *Associate Editor*

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First and foremost, I wanted to thank **everyone** who took their time to read, comment, Digg, and tweet my latest essay: [**Killing Itself to Live: *How the Record Industry Conceived It’s Own Demise***](https://www.hypebot.com/killing-itself-to-live-how-the-record-industry-conceived-its-own-demise/). I was completely humbled by the resounding response of 60 tweets and 25 comments (*and counting*), making this my most highly shared and commented on essay to date.

**More importantly though, I believe this raises the question:** 
  
*In this “digital age,” where no path can guarantee success and all routes, from a major label deal to signing to an independent, or, going completely DIY, tend to have their fallbacks,* *how do you sustain your career as an artist without* **killing yourself to live** *?*