Re: Jimmy Buffett ?

Date: 12 Feb 2003 00:49:48 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.artists.springsteen
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I guess you wouldn't necessarily care how well your albums do, but
you would care how good they are. Again, the Springsteen-Buffett
contrast: When Springsteen put out Nebraska or Joad, I think he knew
they weren't going to be hot sellers, or even popular among many of
his fans, but they were the albums he wanted to make. I don't think
Buffett would ever put out an album that he didn't think would appeal
to his fan base.
Buffett hasn't had a big selling album outside his fan base since the early
80s. He has a record company that let's him put out whatever he wants, as long
as he rakes in the dough on tour. A few years ago, he came out with an album
that was more like a broadway play than a rock record. I went to see him that
summer, and he didn't do 1 song from the album. Buffett basically puts out
the albums and could care less how many he sells, as long as the fans still
show up for the tour.