April 17, 2007

Page McConnell: going solo and enjoying it

Hidden Track has an interesting interview with chairman of the boards Page McConnell. Going solo becomes him - he has an adequate band for his live outings. The music industry however can be a nasty place.

The music industry isn’t all that great a business to be in. It’s not neccessarily the most pleasant place to be all the time. Whether it’s the clubs you gotta play or the promoters you have to deal with sometimes…and I generally have great relationships with these people. Having said that there can be seedy elements within the business.
People want you, and they want to have a part of you and all that sort of a thing. I’ve surrounded myself with great people so I don’t really have that experience, but I was starting off on my own again now. It wasn’t like I’m starting back on the top again. So I at least roll around for a while thought: “Is there anything else I feel like doing?,” and I guess the answer was no.

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