Comments on: Into The Sausage Factory

By: Amadan

Amadan — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:19:47 +0000

Eh, I think it is the same in every industry. Look at writing. A lot of bestselling authors are genuinely great, but then there are the Pattersons, the Dan Browns, the E.L. Jameses, who fill swimming pools with cash while thousands of far better writers are clinging to the midlist or not even being published.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:17:48 +0000

Though there are plenty of artists who have long careers as cult artists after having commercial success early in their careers. Marillion are the most obvious, carrying on as a self-financing independent act long after being chewed up and spat out by EMI.

By: PaulE

PaulE — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:56:46 +0000

The “devoted cult following” seems to lead to a longer involvement in music. The “circus” gives a 3 year pop career and then a job presenting on ITV2 (if they are lucky – bankruptcy for the unlucky ones).