[quote name="exquisite taint"]because most single bands don't pay much i reckon
derek roddy left hate eternal because he was making like $600 a year after paying income taxes
I think this was a check he received from the label for album sales.[/quote]
That was my first thought too. Something about a royalty check, which I guess he considered a slap in the face.
Besides that, anyone with enough earning power to actually be paying income taxes is probably doing pretty well.
