At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.
People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs.
I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song.

