Opinion: Rock stars should embrace music games

Looks as if a growing number of musicians just don’t “get” the Guitar Hero game series. Prince told Tavis Smiley he turned Activision down because it’s more important for kids to learn how to play the guitar. Jack White and Jimmy Page have expressed similar sentiments.

Then there’s the bewildering fiasco of Courtney Love, who’s suing Activision concerning the use of Kurt Cobain’s avatar even though she signed over the rights for them to do so.

You know, it’s probably a good idea for anyone considering signing over rights to appear in a video game to actually play the game in question for a few minutes.