I wonder what has changed his mind since he was a member of Oink, a UK torrent site aimed at music. The (very brief) article mentions it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oink%27s_Pink_Palace#Notable_u...
"they're not stealing it because they're going to make money off of it; they're stealing it because they love the band"
Meanwhile, YouTube is a business, it displays ads for stolen content and everyone has easy access to it.
Perhaps one could say they are "trying" to pay content providers, but are just not doing as good a job as iTunes.
Apple has far better control over iTunes, than Google has over Youtube. Youtube is just a different animal.
Last thing I read from him was a rant about social media :/
Years ago he was making his Nine Inch Nails tracks available for users to download and remix. He uploaded an entire concert (HD, multiple angles, terabytes of video if I remember) to bit torrent so users could download it and produce their own concert film. So he's been taking advantage of the power of the internet for a while and fans have benefited from that. I think his problem is when you take away control from the artist.