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D34th_gr1nd t1_jdu7s4x wrote

Reply to comment by mccannr1 in Struggling actress and singer, Madonna, relaxing in her Lower East Side apartment, New York, 1983 by eaglemaxie

This might have been taken before July. Just because a band has a ton of airplay on MTV or on the radio doesn't mean they were living comfortably.

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heliskinki t1_jduggbg wrote

People think that as soon as a song is played on the radio the artist is minted :D

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D34th_gr1nd t1_jduhj2q wrote

Exactly, I've met numerous bands who have been played on MTV, it's not always straight forward.

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heliskinki t1_jdukdhe wrote

I lived with a guitarist whose band had a 3 album deal with a well-known independent label in the UK. The band had moderate success in this country, Europe and Australia, touring extensively in each country. He still had a full-time job to support himself.

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dali01 t1_jdvfk3r wrote

Especially with how the labels screwed a lot of them back then. Possibly still? I don’t really follow that kind of stuff much but I remember it being a big deal in the early 90s about how many from the 70s/80s got really screwed over in their contracts.

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Khambodia t1_jdvuzyy wrote

Just because YOU have more than 5 likes doesn't make uou a highly respected Redditor or living comfortably.

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true___blue t1_jecgsg0 wrote

It was summer of 1983, she had only two songs out by then

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