World tour 2009?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

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!

Whatever his inner devastation may have been, Lindsey didn't seem outwardly crushed at all. He didn't publicly cry and complain about what SYW did (or didn't do) in sales. He didn't give up on the music business and decide there was no use releasing new material at all. Instead, he was the one pushing for more new stuff by FM and, when that didn't work, he released a solo album, which was destined not to sale. Whether he was secretly hoping for some surprise success like Santana (and I would have no problem with Lindsey collaborating with Rob Thomas) and Cher have enjoyed in their latter years, he couldn't have thought it was all that likely.

Obviously the guy cares about being popular -- otherwise I wouldn't still be listening to his Rumours songs at all live performances -- but I think more than anything he just wants to get his weird music out there. And it's not true that no one has heard the stuff. The critics listened to Under the Skin long enough to write a review and the overwhelming majority of those reviews were positive. That stroked his ego.

I'm sure he'd like to have record sales and good reviews, but I think the good reviews are fulfilling in their own right. He certainly considers Tusk a masterpiece and hasn't shut up about it almost 30 years later. That's not because Tusk sold mega millions. It sold a lot by today's standards, but -- considering FM's popularity and the record industry in the seventies -- was a disappointment then. That didn't quell his enthusiasm for and pride in the project.

He wants money, which is why I guess he'll do anything to get back with FM, but he couldn't have thought UTS was about money, not even in his dreams. Michele