Speaking at the SF MusicTech Summit last week, the disgruntled musician held court on a panel that also featured Incubus manager Steve Rennie, and Kristin Thomson from the Future Of Music Coalition, though they struggled to get a word in.

Having a vast knowledge in the field, Thomson got little airtime other than to duly point out that this problem isn’t new and isn’t just a product of internet streaming, as MTV, “even in its golden era”, didn’t pay their musicians royalties either.