I think ultimately what you really want is a few people within any label that are into the band enough to really work on it every day for a long time and to actually try a little bit.
ADAM SCHLESINGERI don’t know that it was much better thirty years ago. The music industry just wasn’t as efficient.
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The music industry was more oddball guys who did it for fun and now they are huge corporations that have become more structured.
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It doesn’t always necessarily translate into them doing a better job for a band, but I think especially if you’re playing the game of commercial radio and making videos and stuff like that, that’s sort of an expensive proposition.
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He was with the Gigolo Ants before, and he’s really good.
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I don’t know that it was much better thirty years ago. The music industry just wasn’t as efficient.
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We have a guy named Phil Hurley who is going to go out on tour with us now.
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I’m not sure if he’ll end up as the permanent guitar player, but he’s the type of guy who can kind of step in and play anything.
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Yeah, Jody [Porter] left. He’s a great guitar player.
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But obviously, the major labels have more money to spend, so if they feel like spending it, they have bigger resources there when you need them.
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Most of what was released has always been garbage and some has been able to get through and last.
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I don’t know if there was really ever a golden age of the music business.
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