Are you serious? Look at the way the artists live, with no regards for the rest of the population. They are living quite lavishly if you asked me. Even if no one bought the CD, the person will still make tons of money by contracts with advertisers and stuff. You aren't hurting anyone but the record company when you don't buy CDs not the artist.
I never buy CDs.I copy them,download them,collect them from friends.why should I spend money for songs?Have you ever spent any money to listen to a bird singing??
It is some, not all..if you want example, read the story of Bob Marley.. and people are making a living, of course they want to earn money..wtf is wrong with that?
never bought any cd. They're too expensive. BTW never downloaded tons of songs, but just the ones that sounded good for me. A cd here in Italy costs about 15~20€