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<blockquote>Potter is also featured in the story “Getting Paid,” which appears in the May issue of Mix, penned by our own Bud Scoppa. He points out that Hollywood has exhibited remarkable patience during an era that prioritizes immediate results, and that they never would’ve ended up working with Bone Burnett if Potter and her crew were still on their own. But they don’t rely on subsidies from Hollywood to cover their overhead. They do it by “touring our faces off,” Grace tells Bud.

“That’s not the only solution, but it’s what we know,” she explains. “Sometimes you just can’t get over what you were born to do. <strong>No matter what happens, we can always go back to ground zero and pack ourselves into the van we pooled our money to buy in 2003, as long as we can scrape together 40 bucks for gas and get ourselves dinner. And hopefully by the end of the week we’ll be able to pay the rent.</strong> We’re not selling a lot of records—I hope someday we can be that band. But we’re lucky to be on a label that can sweat it out with us. You can’t wait for the tide to turn; you have to turn it yourself.”</blockquote>

Here's the excellent Mix Magazine article called "<a href="http://mixonline.com/studios/business/getting-paid/index.html">Getting Paid</a>" that's referenced above. Fascinating for those who like the business side of the equation.


