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Full Text Of Nikki Sixx and Sixx:A.M's Letter to Google CEO Larry Page - The sound of musicians knocking on YouTube's door demanding change is growing ever louder.Recently, as a result of action and statements made by artists as diverse as Sixx:A.M., Debbie Harry, Nelly Furtado, Jay Z, Garth Brooks, Katy Perry, Stephen Tyler and Billy Joel, YouTube's CBO Robert Kyncl met with independent artist representatives and asked them to help pause this protest in return for action.No action has been taken, meetings have been postponed, emails remain unanswered. The lack of action has hit a sour note with musicians, so we will be RENEWING OUR PROTESTS and taking the issue into our own hands.So we are now appealing to you Mr. Page, as a saxophone player who ironically credits his love of music as the inspiration behind the success of the worlds most valuable company, to step up. As the man who coined the slogans, 'Don't Be Evil' and 'Do The Right Thing,' we want you take your own advice before irreparable damage is done to the future of artists around the world. Artists from every genre are finding it impossible to pursue their art in a world dominated by YouTube.Without changes, young musicians will no longer be able to make music for a living and the next generation of fans will be robbed of great artists. Dreams of breaking into the music industry will effectively be unattainable.In case you have not heard, here is a summary of complaints:Mr. Page, in Fortune magazine you stated that you felt that your 'music training lead to the high speed legacy of Google'. Plenty of musicians are hoping for a high speed resolution to this dispute and to this unfair system.Please act before it is too late.Sixx:A.M. – James Michael, Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba and artists worldwideRelated articles
