It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater.
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I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been in 30 years. The music business is so precarious, as you know-you've got to make it while you can make it, and that's exactly what we're doing.
It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries.
I think in any industry, it is competitive. There are a certain number of slots out there and opportunities out there. So you need to make sure that you're always on the top of your toes, trying to get better.
There's much more money being brought into the advertising and communications business than in the music industry.
I think it's a reflection of the music business in general, which to me seems very fragmented.
The players in the promotion business today are, by and large, not in it for the art anymore. It's all about how many bucks can you make on a concert.
Since the traditional recorded-music business models have drastically changed, there is truly diminished income derived from recorded music by artists - both current and catalog. The touring industry has become much more important as a majority revenue stream and the ancillary fan experiences and promotions that may be derived from it.
I think it is - the biggest plus the performer can have is to be a little unique.
I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.
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