Lyle Lovett Sells Millions, Earns Nothing
Eclectic country singer says he makes money from touring, not albums
Lyle Lovett says he has “never made a dime" from album sales during his two-decade career, and hopes to rectify that situation when his contract expires. The eclectic country singer has two more albums on his deal with Curb/Universal, his home since 1985, and figures the horizons are wide open.
Records are very powerful promotional tools to go out and be able to play on the road, but you do have to think about it as a way of sustaining itself at some point. I'm very excited about being able to do some of that on my own, maybe.
-Lyle Lovett
Certainly if a major label is interested in working with him after these next two records and is able to come up with a strategy that does engage some of the new technology in a way that can benefit everybody, “I'd be very interested in that."
