We don't really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we've been taken for granted.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.
We certainly strive for trying to make a quality record throughout, and I think that's true of all of our records.
Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty checks which still isn't that important, but again, I have to just say that we're making our records.
Records became much cruder in the last 20 years. Let's put it that way.
We just finished making a record. Everybody wants to play shows, so we're going to after that.
Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.
In the past, there has always been so much pressure about carrying a show and promoting a record.
It's not like making records is terrible. Still, I do find the writing of the songs and the live shows to be the things that give you the most clear picture of what it's all about.
I think we make too many records. One record a year is crazy to me. But some people have to sell tickets. The label has to meet their quarterly number: 'We need a record a year.' All of a sudden, the tail's wagging the dog. It's not the music; it's everything else making the music. That's just backwards. It's wrong.
I've often said there's no such thing as a track record in TV. I seen people who created things much more successful than mine treated like dirt.