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Originally Posted by shackin'up
because he couldn't care less: these remarks point out that some of you do not understand a thing about Lindsey solo. He even flew in a private jet to shows with an audience between 500 and 1250 people. He wants his music out for recognition, not for money. UTS wasn't a flop. It got loads of critical aclaim even internationally. He brought it out just for that. Not for sales. He said that himself a thousand times, but even FM-fans have dog**** in their ears.
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Hmm I politely disagree
. Lindsey is hugely about recognition, has been since 1979. You also have to remember,
recognition also comes through sales. In that measure, Lindey's solo career has been a massive disappointment. Have you even listened to the song "Not Too Late?" I don't think it's just about critical recognition, I think it's about him fantasizing about changing the music industry by having a hit and being critically acclaimed. He obviously accomplished the latter part, but missed the first by lightyears. For what it's work, I think HejiraNYC hit the nail on the head yet again. If y'all don't believe me, look back to the Destiny Rules doc. Yes he's saying the whole time that he doesn't care if the album only sells a certain amount of copies, but at the same time Mick and Ray point out that recognition comes in the form of sales to Lindsey too, that he'd be "crushed" if Say You Will only sold only 800,000 copies (which is exactly what it ended up selling). We've gotta keep in mind, Mick has know lindsey for almost 34 years now, and Ray for well over 20... they know him better than we do!