Finding her own way

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But after all of this pessimistic meandering, I will leave you with this: Haley is just 23. She is still so very young and so talented that you feel like something is bound to happen. I agree with Himm2 that this is just a lull for now, and she does have the fire and desire to make something happen. As she said, there is no Plan B. I don’t even care about hit songs on the radio, I just want her to keep making music and go out on the road and build a long lasting and loyal fan base. If something big happens for her, great, but I just want her to be around a long time making incredible and memorable music….. [/color]

I would love to see Haley tour and give us the level of performance she did on AI. That hasn't happened and it may not be what Haley wants. Under the pressure of AI she performed as a singer and actress. She became the character she had to on stage to give a star performance. She took on the personality that fit for the particular song. It worked. As JLo said "Look what you're capable of!"

Since AI she has performed as Haley, enjoying herself, giving enjoyable performances in a relaxed casual fashion. That's not what it takes to generate a buzz and gather large numbers of new fans but it's her choice and that's important. Being happy is most important and she seems happy with her work. She should be able to make a living doing what she is doing now without ever touring.

If she does decide to tour there is two ways to do it. One is hire musicians and that is obviously expensive. The other way is to form a band with partners. Dividing up the profits from each show in some ratio. There are no shortage of musicians that would love to be in Haley's band. Either way it's a tough job and not for everyone.