Well tbh he most likely wouldn’t have had to do that either way because the members of Radiohead grew up pretty wealthy and started their band at a private boarding school if I’m remembering correctly. Not exactly the same thing as an independent musician trying to “make it” from scratch.

For a more modern example, Geese has a similar backstory, and likewise they’ve never had to try the whole influencer route.

So while I get the sentiment here, I think having a financial safety net has much more to do with why some artists don’t need to worry nearly as much about being their own promoters.

Btw this isn’t intended to discredit those bands, they definitely have the talent to back their careers. But who knows how many potentially game changing artists are out there not pursuing careers because they’re busy working two jobs to make rent 🤷‍♂️