"The first time the Knife got money from the Swedish Arts Council was in 2001, for their self-titled debut album. The electro-pop duo received 45,000 Swedish kronor (SEK), or about $6,327-- "pretty standard for albums back then," says lead singer Karin Dreijer Andersson. Statens Kulturråd, as the arts council is known, awarded funding for the Knife in 2006, too. That time, Andersson (who also records as Fever Ray) and brother Olof Dreijer received 80,000 SEK, or $11,248, through label Rabid as tour support for their first-- and, so far, only-- U.S. shows. "We have a long history of social democratic culture in Sweden, which I think has made this possible," Andersson explains. "
"Sweden,Norway and Canada makes it easier for bands to focus on the creative arts by providing not only universal health care,but often cold hard cash too."
article from Pitchfork.com
Isn't Sweden just like a perfect place ? What a nice Government and I've never heard of any civil problems concerning the Swedes.
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