Re: Business

[William Spencer Watson <wswatson@indiana.edu>]

> L. Bird wrote:
> 
> > RD didn't haul those around, though, did he?  Weren't the classical
> > musicians provided locally (although they still have to be paid)?  Somehow I
> > don't think making money was Roger's major goal on the tour.  It seemed sort
> > of recreational.

Brian wrote:

> Pete said Roger told him that he lost 1 million pounds of his own money on the
> tour.  That sounds excessive but I'm still sure he lost a bundle and that may be
> why the tour was cut short.  Pete also lost a lot of his own money on the
> Psychoderelict tour.  You know, for guys who are now supposed to be in it only
> for the money, they're terrible at actually making it.  Could it be they do it
> because they love doing it?
> 

Wasn't Roger's main reason for touring that he wanted to keep his voice in
shape (for the Quad tours)?

Pete probably is in a position at this point where he almost doesn't care
about the money.  He and the others made a bundle on the '89 tour, but I
think the REALLY big payoff for him has been Tommy on Broadway.

Bill