STAIND’s MIKE MUSHOK Might Finally Start Making Money Off His Records This Decade

Regardless of having bought thousands and thousands of information, Staind guitarist and songwriter Mike Mushok hasn’t made a dime from royalties. Mushok revealed the sobering information on The KiddChris Present, the place he famous that Staind acquired sizable advances and so they’re nonetheless attempting to pay these again. Mushok then notes he expects to hopefully begin earning profits from royalties someday this decade… regardless of Staind‘s music being out for over 20 years.

The remark was prompted by Mushok being requested how he felt about Chevelle frontman Pete Loeffler‘s 2021 feedback that his band hadn’t made any cash from report gross sales regardless of promoting over 6 million models on Epic Data.

“Hear, I’ve bought I do not know what number of thousands and thousands of information, and I’ve by no means as soon as acquired a royalty from the report firm after — no matter — 20, no matter, 25 years. We nonetheless owe them cash. We’ve not been on the label since — I do not know — 2011 was the final report we put out on Atlantic, and we nonetheless owe them cash.

“And hear, I am not gonna lie — they gave us giant advances, and that is why [we still owe them money]. However significantly, they should be paid off. However in any case, I feel it is estimated, I feel we’re saying, like, one other three years it’s going to be paid off and I am going to truly begin making royalties on our information.”

Staind‘s music has been launched on Elektra, Atlantic, and BMG all through the years. Although the vast majority of their hits are from the Elektra information. Mushok additionally famous that he hopes to get the rights again for Staind‘s music from the label, however he additionally is aware of it is in all probability going to be a combat.

“Yeah. So supposedly after 35 years, the masters are presupposed to revert again to you. However I used to be speaking to our lawyer about that, and he stated that no label ever allows you to do this. They attempt to purchase you out and offer you cash to allow them to proceed to personal the masters — except you combat them.”