I agree with everything you said about image ruling the market. But the guy is no more a puppet of the record industry then any other artist with a record label. I don't think he is a sellout to real music, I think he actually the arrogant, abrassive ass he acts like. And if he is just a sellout, he still deserves our anger. Would any of us follow his path if offered a ton of money? I doubt it. Money ain't nothin.