It was kind of a gray area of integrity for MC. He would get free trials or favorable treatment from some of his favorites. It wasn’t until he formally joined Townshend a few months ago when he started actually getting paid(I beleive). He declared that when it happened.
Since I had assumed he had some kind of relationship with these companies because he talked about interacting with their owners so much, I assumed he was getting some favorable treatment. He didnt think that was a big deal-that’s where we disagreed. But since I knew that, his statements were taken with that in consideration. Good example was Better Records looking out for an album for him. It saved him time I guess from having to continuously check their web site.
if you are a hater, just ignore his posts when he returns.