Michael Kiwanuka worries that the expense of touring is going to make it so new artists eventually will skip performing live.
He told Music Week, “I just finished festival season and I could feel the hole it made in my pocket. For artists that make music that has a human touch to it, you need to tour to connect with people. That’s something you can’t replicate, something where you can create a synergy and a fan for life, and on top of that, you can pay back the fans that are streaming, listening and spreading your music to people.”
He added, “If it gets too pricey, you can’t do that. I worry that the quality of artists we produce may diminish because they don’t learn the grassroots, what it is to play and connect with your audience.”
Kiwanuka will be at The Mission Oct.8th.
His new album is called "Small Changes". It comes out Nov 15th --