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Originally Posted by AndrewG
YOU brought this up.
Background performers on the original album getting royalties? Give me a break. Where is the evidence of that?
Regardless my main point with what I was disagreeing with is that I think part of the reason Meat has kept on working is indeed to make a decent living. I think this high regard of him having so much money that he can do whatever he wants for the rest of his life is embellished.
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Here is an article from Discovery.Com
http://curiosity.discovery.com/quest...s-performances
I don't claim to be an expert, but artists receive RESIDUALS (basically the same as royalties, maybe I misused the word). To my knowledge you get money if they used your performance, likeness or image to sell something.
Remember that Seinfeld Episode where Jerry keeps receiving cheques from a japanese show that featured him in the credits? Each cheque was for a very small amount, but they still give it to him. It's the same sort of thing.
Perhaps a small performer would just get a flat fee, but I would imagine significant guys like ML, Todd (production credits too), Rory or Ellen would receive a decent slice for their efforts.
Of course there are some artists who signed crappy deals and they get nothing or barely anything, but these days that is the exception rather than the rule.