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Originally Posted by shackin'up
But he's not selling out like his ex does.
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I dislike that phrase... "selling out."
By all rights, an artist has "sold out" the minute they signed a contract with a record label, to create a
product that the record label can sell.
In my eyes, the only folks who haven't "sold out," in the
truest definition of the term, are the ones who continue to create in utter obscurity without any compromises.
I feel that Stevie fully understands the fact that she is, alongside being a singer/songwriter, an
employee of her record company, and knows that she needs to deliver on her contract. Her albums have their share of obscure, esoteric songs... the ones that satisfy her artistic side... as well as more "commercial," radio-friendly songs that satisfy the record company.
She also knows that she has to get up on stage and sing certain songs in order to help sell that album.
Lindsey likes to talk about artistic freedom, but then vents frustration when his
employers expect a return on their multi-million dollar investment.
When Warners passed on 'Gift of Screws,' he could have taken his music and gone elsewhere. Folding those songs into a more commercially viable Fleetwood Mac product wasn't his
only option. But, perhaps it was his only option if he was hoping to make money on it.