Now Sweet - who just launched his supergroup with George Lynch - says: "Why would anyone want to continue buying music when the trend is to receive it for free in their inbox? I think it does devalue music - especially the music of all the little fish in this enormous pond."

He continues: "It seems to me that the door is slowly closing for other bands to have the same opportunities. Only a select few will see the light of these astronomical paydays. The rest will have to work even harder, only to see less fruit from their labor."