Forbes Magaizine 10-27-03:

"Putting out your own record used to be a move of last resort, either for unknown acts (see story, p. 256) or those too, um, quirky to work with labels (see Prince). But Hanson's move is becoming more common. The Eagles put out their own single this summer and plan to release an album next year. Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant started selling her own album two months ago. Both Pearl Jam, formerly a big grunge-era rock group, and Ozzy Osbourne, the bat-biting rocker, have talked about doing the same thing."

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