There is a trade-off and I'm sure many people would love to rise to the level of fame that Swift endures. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like for her. Obviously she chooses to continue in her career, even though I'm sure she has amassed enough savings to be able to do anything she pleases for several lifetimes. Choose may be the wrong word, inasmuch as, she might feel trapped in that world, feeling that if she loses momentum, she won't be able to go back, like a person trapped in a bad relationship where it is easier to stay, than to leave.
On the other hand there are a million musicians who would love to have those problems.
In simpler times, we often didn't learn about artist's private lives until their biographies came out.
There's been a trend toward musicians/bands saying no to touring. Where once, the ideal was to "get in the van," today more and more artists seem content to focus on the music, ship 5-1500 units via Bandcamp, and call it good. Maybe some local dates, and /maybe/ a few regional ones.
Swift is obviously at the top end of the scale and is an edge case. But for a lot of other bands, touring is a cost center, with not a lot of upside (see Wednesday's disastrous trip to SxSW as Exhibit A).
There is a trade-off and I'm sure many people would love to rise to the level of fame that Swift endures. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like for her. Obviously she chooses to continue in her career, even though I'm sure she has amassed enough savings to be able to do anything she pleases for several lifetimes. Choose may be the wrong word, inasmuch as, she might feel trapped in that world, feeling that if she loses momentum, she won't be able to go back, like a person trapped in a bad relationship where it is easier to stay, than to leave.
On the other hand there are a million musicians who would love to have those problems.
In simpler times, we often didn't learn about artist's private lives until their biographies came out.
There's been a trend toward musicians/bands saying no to touring. Where once, the ideal was to "get in the van," today more and more artists seem content to focus on the music, ship 5-1500 units via Bandcamp, and call it good. Maybe some local dates, and /maybe/ a few regional ones.
Swift is obviously at the top end of the scale and is an edge case. But for a lot of other bands, touring is a cost center, with not a lot of upside (see Wednesday's disastrous trip to SxSW as Exhibit A).
I'm curious what your take is as a musician.