>So let's just say I DID want to go that route. How much
>headache would I have to go through to find THAT many people
>willing to work for free? Let alone people who'd work for free
>and then let me turn around and SELL the shit we've done?

Do your friends offer the exact aesthetic you're looking for in your work?

I've never been a fan of "use your friends just because they're around" shit... LIke, if I need a jazz trumpet and I got a friend who plays trumpet but only classical? And then you say "fuck it, he'll do..."

For me, there is too much compromise there... and I think it shows a distressing lack of respect for one's art.