Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place.
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That's my favorite subject because it really levels the playing field for artists these days. You don't have to sell out to the record company. You don't have to get a five hundred thousand dollars, or whatever, and pay them back for the rest of your life to record a record.
We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums.
Nobody sells records any more, and the only way you can actually do anything is to go out and play live.
We have meetings with our record label to tell them how to market us.
Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when I come out with my own album, it should be me with the creative help of other musicians.
There are a lot of public figures who, before they take a stand on a issue, they talk about it with their publicist and they figure out how it's going to affect record sales. Life is really too short to worry about that sort of thing.
Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.
Of course, I want to sell this record - there's no point making it otherwise.