Foo Fighters’ bassist abhors clutter
When I think of a rock star, I imagine a party-until-dawn lifestyle that isn’t conducive to simple living. Maybe I’ve seen too many lives of excess stories chronicled on VH-1’s Behind the Music? So, it was refreshing for me to read that Foo Fighters’ bassist Nate Mendel buys his music digitally because he “abhors clutter.” From a Houston Chronicle article:
“People are buying fewer CDs every year,” Mendel says. “You don’t want to wait until those sales are finished, before you find a way to run your band.
Mendel isn’t helping CD sales. He admits that he buys his music digitally because “CDs create clutter, and I abhor clutter.”
Maybe Nate would be interested in our post on eliminating CD clutter.
Here’s another rock star who enjoys simple living.
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Uncluttering your digital music collection
Reader Bridget graciously sent us the following links to online articles discussing ways to unclutter your iTunes and digital music libraries:
- “‘Music Only’ for your iTunes Playlists” from 43 Folders
- “Revenge of the Smart Playlist: 5 tricks for packrats & power users” from 43 Folders
- “6 Tips for Organizing Your Music Files” from Ezine @rticles
- “iTunes/iPod Tips & Tricks” from Almost, Not Yet
- “Building Your Digital Music Library” from Almost, Not Yet
- “TUAW Resolutions: Organize iTunes” from The Unofficial Apple Weblog
- “iTunes Smart Playlists” from Andy Budd’s Blogography
If you know of other great articles on this topic, please leave a link or information on how to track down the article in the comments’ section. We are always looking to share ways to organize digital music collections.
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