Steve Marker, the guitarist for Garbage, describes his uneasiness as follows:

[MP3] is quite a topic for someone in my position- we have to support the fans, who want to have all of the rarities, remixes, and b-sides we have done, and MP3 is often the only way to get these things. If we don't offer this support, we are seen as uncaring corporate types. In a way up until now it has been similar to bootleg copies of concerts- we haven't been too worried about it since we feel that anyone buying these things has already bought our legitimate releases. Of course, as things progress to where you can get entire albums quickly and efficiently with MP3, this all changes because we are in danger of not being paid for what we do. I'm sure most musicians are very worried about this, although they won't admit it.

The advent of Napster (described later in this document) has reinforced these anxieties.  According to Scott Stapp, lead
singer and lyricist for Creed, recording artists are hesitant to say anything about technologies like MP3, because they do not
want to be perceived as being greedy.  He insists, however:

     When my music is given away, as taboo as it is for me to say, it is stealing.  I need not defend my motives for
     making music, but the distribution of my music has made me business conscious.  I have decided to sell my music
     to anyone who wants it, that is how I feed my family, just like a doctor, lawyer, judge, or teacher.  Not to insult
     anyone's intelligence, but my music is like my home. Napster is sneaking in the back door and robbing me blind.

Likewise, Sean "Puffy" Combs, CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. was horrified at the infringement activities he alleges to
have discovered transpiring over the Napster site:

     I couldn't believe it when I found out that this Napster was linking thousands of people to the new Notorious BIG
     album "Born Again," a week before it even hit the streets.  This album is a labor of love from Notorious BIG's
     friends to the man, his kids, the rest of his family and everyone else whose lives will never be the same since BIG
     passed.  BIG and every other artist Napster abuses deserve respect for what they give us.