First of all, not everybody illegally downloads music. Secondly, as a musician that has work out there for sale, you should seriously feel ashamed of yourself for stealing the hard work of other musicians.
If someone offers something that you want, whether it be a service or a product, you should PAY for it. It's true that stealing music by downloading it is different than stealing a CD from a store, but it's still stealing. If you aren't willing to pay for it, then you should go without. It's that simple. If the music is good enough that I want to repeatedly listen to it, I buy it. If a website provides a service I see value in, I subscribe (like this one).
It doesn't matter what your excuses are. If you have no problems stealing the hard work of others, you are a sorry excuse for a human.
I'm not sure what you were hoping for by starting this thread. Someone to pat you on the back and say "it's okay that you're stealing from others"?