Video
The video, directed by Andrews Jenkins, presents a mob of fans destroying a record store with facts about the music industry. The video starts out with all of the members of Korn entering the record store and destroying all of the music CD's and tapes and dismantling the racks and shelves that they are stored on. As the video moves along, facts criticizing the music industry and major label companies flash across the screen.The video itself only cost $150,000 to make.
The captions in the music video
Music Monopoly?
One Corporation Owns The 5 Major Video Channels In The U.S.
Is That OK?
Last Year The BIG 5 Record Labels Together Sold About $25 Billion Dollars Of Music.
90% Of Releases On Major Labels DO NOT Make A Profit.
Britney Spears's Last Video Cost $1,000,000.
This Korn Video Costs $150,000.
You Have Seen $48,000 Worth Of Video.
Will Any Music Channel Play This Video?
The Music "Industry" Releases 100 Songs Per Week.
Only 4 Songs Are Added To The Average Radio "Playlist" Each Week.
Hit Songs On TOP 40 Are Often REPEATED Over 100 Times A Week.
Is That All You Want To Hear?
Why Is A Song Worth $.99
Do You Download Songs?
Steal This Video.
This Is A Single.
Two Radio Conglomerates Control 42% Of Listeners.
The Record Company Wanted Us To Change This Video. We Didn't.
Y'all Want A Single.
90% Of All Songs Get To "The Hook" Within 20 Seconds.
98% Of All #1 Singles Are Less Than 3 Minutes and 30 Seconds Long.
Does This Seem Like A Formula To You?
With All This Said...
We Love Making Music.
Is This The Music "Business"?
Is That OK?
Thank You For Your 3 Minutes Of Time
Korn
Music Monopoly?
Love, Korn