Will.i.am in Seoul says piracy is good

Will.i.am advocates piracy and wonders why Korean pop sensation Rain is not big in, say...Brazil?

"Rain is huge now, but it (K-pop) should be bigger everywhere else but Asia. Why can't Rain be big in Brazil?", the Black Eyed Peas rapper and producer questioned during his talk at the Seoul Digital Forum 2008.

Will.i.am: 'Piracy is a bad word. I see it as a way to promote music.'

The Jamaican-American musician also gave the thumbs up for the unauthorised distribution of songs on the Internet saying, "Piracy is a bad word. I see it as a way to promote music. Piracy could be a good thing and it is a good thing. The only problem is there's no money in that."

"Music isn't in the CD anymore. It should make people look at the world better. Now, the power is in the people's hands," he said during his 40-minute speech entitled Entertainment: At the Forefront of Imagination.

The musician also talked about how powerful one's imagination is as it gave him hope while he was growing up in the LA ghetto. Will.i.am said: "I dreamed about show business, the music industry, and the dream has become a reality."

He added: "Music is the only thing that means the same thing everywhere. Music is powerful."

Source: The Korea Herald
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