Saying it like it is

Annie Lennox has hit out at the exploitation of young female stars by the "vile and unscrupulous" record industry. The 54-year-old singer claimed the welfare and well-being of vulnerable female artists was being sacrificed by uncaring executives in their pursuit of profit.

She said:
"People are very nice, they are all smiling, and everybody's interested in you, but basically they are looking for the profit margin, looking 'Where can we make the money?' and not necessarily with your best interests. Without naming any names, because everyone knows who they are, there are a lot of young female artists out there who have problems and people with a vested interest in keeping them going. But it might not really be to their best interests as a human being. I have encountered things in the industry that were vile, people were unscrupulous, people took advantage, people betrayed and let down, people who were just in it for themselves. It was a wake-up call and sometimes it was really nasty."

Annie Lennox could be describing the whole world capitalist system and not just the music business !