Bowie may have been an outsider, but consider that your exact feelings are social, those feelings of belonging and connection to an icon.

The music industry is just as adept at monetizing those feelings as they are of monetizing teen-age angst or adolescent her-worship of boy bands.

My point being, that while Bowie and many others can stand outside of the industry, I don’t believe the basic dynamics are going to change. Radio may go away. Physical media may go away. Apple may disrupt the labels.

Bt I believe that massive marketing machines will continue to slice and dice the market for music and continue to dominate people’s choices.

Remember, you only heard of Bowie because he played the game.