We're not getting paid. We have these great musicians with us and it gives us a real charge. And the audience gives us a charge, because they keep it interesting all the time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most artists don't get paid for what they do, and they are lucky if they can persuade a friend to let them show something at a kid's birthday party.
Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.
I think musicians are always very generous in promoting anything good they hear. It's just kind of in our nature.
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.
I've always been one for show business. I like performing, and I used to get criticized for having production value. But now it's all that! People need to get what they pay for! Otherwise, just listen to recorded music.
The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time.
Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales.
I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
You have to understand that you are not making the film for yourself; you're making it for the audience. If I am asking my audiences to buy tickets, I owe them the worth of their money, and I owe them entertainment.
We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are.