1999 in music

This is a collection of quotations about notable events in 1999 in music music that took place in 1999. Quotes about 1999 in music In a nasty piece of timing, 1999 saw the arrival of Napster and the explosion of file-sharing and music piracy. Industry revenues, which had been climbing, would stall and then plummet. As Rolling Stone journalist Steve Knopper recounts in the recently reissued chronicle Appetite for Self-Destruction, rock — and indie — fans would be among the first to bail on physical albums. Steve Knopper of Rolling Stone (magazine) Rolling Stone, as quoted by Scott Timberg of Vox (website) Vox (Oct 25, 2017) External links Category:1999 Category:20th century in music