How do you measure success?

[ERigby818]

I have this interview with Stevie from almost 2 years ago, when she was promoting TISL. She talks about hearing Planets Of The Universe for the first time on the radio and being absolutely thrilled. Then she adds, "its very, very hard to get a song played on the radio these days." It's true...it's definitely hard for a baby boomer rock artist to get new material on the radio, and I would think, especially a woman (correct me if I'm wrong but ageism in popular music is a little tougher on females). She didn't elaborate.

With all this speculating about how well Say You Will is going to do...how do we define success? I guess the question is, how do YOU want to see this effort succeed?

We all know record sales don't accurately define how good an album is anymore because sales are only as good as the promoters, and promoters are only as good as the support ($$$) they get from the record company. We know radio airplay doesn't measure how good an album is anymore because the radio industry is totally corrupt.

So I guess the logical answer to my own question is, I want Fleetood Mac to do as well as it wants to. I want each member to set a personal goal and make it, be it chart-topping sales (probably what Mick wants since he likes to make the big bucks), critical acclaim (maybe Lindsey would like to re-claim the title of "angriest dog in rock" once again?), or giving the fans something they'll treasure (we know this is high priority for Stevie).

But what kind of respect (and $$$ I guess), and from whom, should the Mac get for this record? I know I want it to be a success for them, but I'm not sure how to define that. Please weigh in.

-Sonia

(The Stevie interview btw is from a Canadian TV program called Speakeasy, thanks Heather!)