Rob Thomas Remembers the Struggle

Oct 14th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Selling CDs

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Even a record that goes on to sell ten million units (like the Matchbox 20 major label debut) can start out by selling only 600 copies. It takes time and patience, as Thomas attests.

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