Chuck E. Weiss – HuffPost 4.14.14

Mike Ragogna: What’s your advice for new artists?

Chuck E. Weiss: Well I’d say, because the field is so unlimited out there, it’s such a big mess, that I think that if you want to be special, you have to be with the old traditional way of going with a record company. I think there are just too many alternatives out there. It’s so hard for an artist to be special in this day and age because there are just too many alternatives. I think you have to go back to the way it was and be on a label. That’s going to discourage a lot of people.

MR: I think you’re right. Because of the extreme musical proliferation, it’s hard to rise above the din.

CW: Exactly. It’s gotten to the point where people are releasing singles, which hasn’t happened since the ’70s. Now they’re releasing singles again and I think that’s cool. Another thing that’s great is that you don’t have to have a great haircut or anything, people are just buying records because they like the songs.

MR Audio killed the video star?

CW: Yeah!