We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick what they want to buy, rather than being told what they should buy.
But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.
The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.
I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company.
I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I just thought this was an opportunity for us to make the kind of records that we wanted and make some money at the same time.
Of course, I want to sell this record - there's no point making it otherwise.
I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues, not for the money. I've got plenty of money.
I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.
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