Roland Swenson Quotations

We started out planning the event hoping we'd get 150 people, so we were happy.

We've seen big events go down very fast.

Ideally, a band or somebody in the business is following up on something that?s already started. If there are relationships that are already in place, that?s when it works best for people.

People always say, 'Well isn't harder because there are so many people.' And I don't really understand that kind of thinking. Basically it only takes one person to change the direction of an artist's career.

We're cutting back on comps and wristband sales to the public to try and end up with the same body count as last year in the clubs.

This is a trend going on around the country.

It's kind of an embarrassment of riches there. This year, we asked like 15 people, and got 14 ... For the artists attending, it's very valuable to listen to these established artists talk about their careers.

Everybody has to make choices about what they're going to do. The people that enjoy it the most are the people that take it where it takes them. It's not for every personality type.

The big growth area for us has been international participation.

I don't want to stand in the way of somebody's pay-day, but we have to look after the event.

For the most part, it's what you can make of it.