Well, for one, bands should never want to play for the money. That would mean they were "selling out". And having more money does not necessarily mean that they going to make better music. The Distillers already had a large fan base, so, playing for the publicity would be stupid.
And yes, I agree, a good band on MTV would be nice, but, the music industry is known for mangling,distorting, and destroying good music, and that's all we need to worry about. The amount of records they sell should never be as important as the music they make.
Well, for one, bands should never want to play for the money. That would mean they were "selling out". And having more money does not necessarily mean that they going to make better music. The Distillers already had a large fan base, so, playing for the publicity would be stupid.
And yes, I agree, a good band on MTV would be nice, but, the music industry is known for mangling,distorting, and destroying good music, and that's all we need to worry about. The amount of records they sell should never be as important as the music they make.