Radiohead advised to split up during 'In Rainbows' recording by managers

05/05/2009 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

Speaking at the Music Managers Forum in Dublin, Message explained that the Oxford band initially found it difficult to get started on their 2007 album In Rainbows.

"Radiohead are a once-in-a-generation act," he explained. "But you have to be honest if it's not working."

Message added that although the band was tired, they chose to ignore his advice.

The manager also revealed that it was not the band who came up with the idea of releasing In Rainbows with a pay-what-you-like scheme, reports The Guardian.

"Two of my partners in the management company came up with the idea of pay-what-you-like," he explained.

"Both the band and us were really excited about doing something brave and a bit wacky...we realized that by using the internet for the delivery of the album, we could reach 173 countries and it would cost us less than three cents a copy for distribution."

Speaking about music and the Internet in general, Message said he believes Radiohead are "out of step" with the record industry on the major issues, adding that he thinks file-sharing should not be illegal.

"We believe file-sharing by peer-to-peer should be legalized," he explained. "The sharing of music where it is not for profit is a great thing for culture and music."

For more on Radiohead, check out their NME.com page.