by Mike from Boston Wed May 23, 2007 5:11 pm
philipchevron wrote:lavabe wrote:really? so what do you expect after 17 years of absence? there has to be some promotion for that bringing you back in mind...i know it´s difficult....think it only works with new stuff...germany is the 3rd biggest music market in the world...should be worth it.
After 17 years, we expect absolutely nothing. It is always a pleasant and welcome surprise when people are prepared to book us for large sums of money.
But if they don't, that's OK too. We all have good lives to be getting on with. We are not performing seals willing to do some "promotion" so that we may be "brought back to mind". That's for sweaty little boys who still need to be educated in the size of international record "markets" and who, moreover, have yet to learn that while they are busy wrecking their health and sanity on badly remunerated "promotion" with the carrot of future riches dangled in front of their hungry eyes, record companies, promoters, agents and managers all mysteriously contrive to make top dollar from Day One.
We are The Pogues, man. The freakin' POGUES!!
As a total outsider to the music industry, my only inside knowledge comes from my brother-in-law who grew with the Mothersbaugh brothers of DEVO.
Confirming what Mr. Chevron said, he was told they made more money
from having their music in the movie Casino then their net income from years of touring.
[quote="philipchevron"][quote="lavabe"]really? so what do you expect after 17 years of absence? there has to be some promotion for that bringing you back in mind...i know it´s difficult....think it only works with new stuff...germany is the 3rd biggest music market in the world...should be worth it.[/quote]
After 17 years, we expect absolutely nothing. It is always a pleasant and welcome surprise when people are prepared to book us for large sums of money.
But if they don't, that's OK too. We all have good lives to be getting on with. We are not performing seals willing to do some "promotion" so that we may be "brought back to mind". That's for sweaty little boys who still need to be educated in the size of international record "markets" and who, moreover, have yet to learn that while they are busy wrecking their health and sanity on badly remunerated "promotion" with the carrot of future riches dangled in front of their hungry eyes, record companies, promoters, agents and managers all mysteriously contrive to make top dollar from Day One.
We are The Pogues, man. The freakin' POGUES!! 8)[/quote]
As a total outsider to the music industry, my only inside knowledge comes from my brother-in-law who grew with the Mothersbaugh brothers of DEVO.
Confirming what Mr. Chevron said, he was told they made more money
from having their music in the movie Casino then their net income from years of touring.