Stevie discusses Possible New

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Originally Posted by CADreaming

Well, isn't that the age old irony? Artists work hard at their craft to become successful and then when they do, maintaining success takes precedence over the art. I think Stevie is still an artist, but she's always wanted to make money off of it - and lots of it. Isn't the goal always to make a living (money to support yourself) by doing what you love (music/songwriting) instead of any other mainstream job? It's crazy to think that's not the ultimate goal. If anyone says otherwise, they're lying to themselves. You'd have to look at the numbers to see if Stevie made money off IYD. For example, if she was only interested in the money & she was working so hard to promote it strictly for sales, why would she bother doing another album at all if she didn't want to fill a creative void? She could have just toured. Both things work together - the art makes the money, the money makes the art. I can't blame on her for that. She didn't invent the music business, she just works in it.

We see plenty of other vintage acts who still release new music and seem content to see sales much lower than IYD, and who tour and play in small venues. Look at Lindsey's recent flurry of activity, for example. Did he lose money on all that?