Response - "I have been doing this for 20 plus years, got all the exposure I am going to get. Will Play for charity, but otherwise SHOW ME THE MONEY"
I am also amazed at what DJs (talking wedding DJs here) get paid. Yet when a band asks for that much to play a wedding, we are told we are just being greedy. A smart Band can have a DJ for inbetween sets to cover styles of music that the band doesn't play.