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Originally Posted by Supersonic
Aloha !
The reason Richie isn't doing big solo shows, is because there's no demand for it anywhere but Europe, it seems. If he'd do an actual big solo tour, the actual costs per show would go down and he might just make some money with it, or actually break even. It's the handful shows he does in one year that'll cost him money. And with record sales going down the drain and his latest solo album completely tanking everywhere, it wouldn't surprise me if he had to finance his next studio album himself as well. He's probably got enough money to finance the next 4 album cycles himself, but there's just no way he can keep himself occupied with this stuff that no one but a select few die hards seem to care for.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan
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We'll have to wait and see how the next album does. I think that now that he doesn't have Bon Jovi looming over him, he can focus more on building up his solo profile. I think his recent Australia trip did a lot for him in that part of the world. So doing more festivals can only be a good thing. And like Becky said, doing collaborations will introduce him to new audiences as well. If Slash can do it...