'I'm not interested in selling my music': Australian artist Gotye turned down $10 million dollars in YouTube royalties for hit Somebody That I Used To Know
It continues to hold the title as the biggest selling single in Australian history.
And on Friday, Wally 'Gotye' de Backer revealed he turned down $10 million in YouTube royalties for his worldwide smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know.
Nearing the song's sixth anniversary, the 37-year-old Australian musician told The Daily Telegraph that he wasn't interested in selling his art.
He said no: On Friday, Wally 'Gotye' de Backer revealed he turned down $10 million in YouTube royalties for his worldwide smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know
'I'm not interested in selling my music,' he said.
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'That's the reason I don't put ads on my YouTube channel, which seems strange to people in today's climate, but that is a decision you can make.'
'I'm like that with all my music. I generally never want to sync my music for products [on ads],' he continued.
Korean pop star Psy is reported to have earned $10 million from You Tube ads when his song Gangnam Style reached two billion views, and Gotye would have seen similar profits for his smash hit.
Doing for the music: 'I'm not interested in selling my music'
Not after the money: And even after over 930 million views on YouTube, it's not just the video site's profits the star has steered away from
But even after over 930 million views on YouTube, it's not just the video site's profits the star has steered away from.
He's also known to have turned down many lucrative offers to use his single in commercials.
But he has one exception, Gotye allows students creating small films to use his music free of charge with no strings attached.
Supporting other artists: But he has one exception, Gotye allows students creating small films to use his music free of charge with no strings attached
Didn't expect it: Going on to win three Grammy's, Goyte revealed in a 2012 interview with The Sunday Mail that he was shcoked by the success of the track after recording it on a farm in Victoria's Morington Peninsula
Going on to win three Grammys, Goyte revealed in a 2012 interview with The Sunday Mail that he was shocked by the success of Somebody That I Used To Know after recording it on a farm in Victoria's Morington Peninsula.
'I wrote the song and everything else has been a series of surprises,' he said.
'In a way, after you've made a record, you've made it and everything else that happens feels like you are a bystander. It is kind of surreal.'
In shock: 'In a way, after you've made a record, you've made it and everything else that happens feels like you are a bystander. It is kind of surreal'
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