… Canadian singer Dave Carroll said, when United Airlines‚ employees refused to pay for his guitar.  It had been broken at Chicago airport, when baggage handlers tossed about his instrument and no-one from the airline could be bothered to intervene.

I imagine the smiles Carroll has reaped when telling the company how he would respond to the refusal.  By now, though, they certainly have stopped smiling considering the fact that his song „Unites Breaks Guitar“ has been viewed over four million times on YouTube …

United Airlines has offered a compensation for the 1200 dollar guitar.  Something which the singer declined and suggested it’ll go to charity.

Carroll takes a positive stock of the story — as he tells the newspaper The Guardian:

„They’ve given me a creative outlet that has brought people together from around the world“ he writes.  „Thanks United!  If my guitar had to be smashed due to extreme negligence, I’m glad it was you that did it.“

And he has promised to write two more songs about the episode.

Isn’t that great??  All we have to do now when fighting for money against a big company is — sing.

L.