Deavon
24-10-2005, 23:21
All the way from the BBC:
"The average person spends around £21,000 on music during their lives, research has suggested.
The figure includes the amount spent on equipment and concert-going as well as music on CDs and records.
Music enthusiasts are likely to spend more than double that, parting with just over £44,000 in a lifetime, according to insurer Prudential.
The survey, carried out for the company by TNS, involved 1,188 people quizzed during September.
Nightclubs popular
The average person owns £891-worth of equipment to play music on and spends around £425 each year on CDs, gigs and magazines.
Seven out of 10 people go to a musical event every year, with nightclubs most popular among the under-34s, while people aged over 55 prefer concerts and musicals.
Some 50% of those questioned, claimed they did not spend money on music, yet still managed to splash out £250 a year."
No wonder the muic industry is trying to tackle illegal downloads if they are set to lose this much per punter!
I recently reviewed my CD collection prior to converting it to itunes. For some reason over the years I kept all the price labels on my CD's... Turns out I have already spent thousands apon thousands on music in my lifetime. (And the sad thing is I hardly listen to any of it now).
Also CD's were well more expensive 7 to 10 years ago.
"The average person spends around £21,000 on music during their lives, research has suggested.
The figure includes the amount spent on equipment and concert-going as well as music on CDs and records.
Music enthusiasts are likely to spend more than double that, parting with just over £44,000 in a lifetime, according to insurer Prudential.
The survey, carried out for the company by TNS, involved 1,188 people quizzed during September.
Nightclubs popular
The average person owns £891-worth of equipment to play music on and spends around £425 each year on CDs, gigs and magazines.
Seven out of 10 people go to a musical event every year, with nightclubs most popular among the under-34s, while people aged over 55 prefer concerts and musicals.
Some 50% of those questioned, claimed they did not spend money on music, yet still managed to splash out £250 a year."
No wonder the muic industry is trying to tackle illegal downloads if they are set to lose this much per punter!
I recently reviewed my CD collection prior to converting it to itunes. For some reason over the years I kept all the price labels on my CD's... Turns out I have already spent thousands apon thousands on music in my lifetime. (And the sad thing is I hardly listen to any of it now).
Also CD's were well more expensive 7 to 10 years ago.