Did you know that Amadeus Mozart didn’t sell a single album in his entire life? He literally couldn’t even give them away 🥺

Lol.. its all about the way you crunch the data.. but really, how'd their rock stars make their money? Maybe that's why he's called a composer.

But what about painters? ..the artist type, not the home improvement type. ..or auto body type. Their work doesn't usually increase in value until they're dead, and even if they're alive and their work becomes valuable, they don't get any of it. If they want to cash in on their own popularity, they have to create more work. And they will be the lowest paid for it.. lol

The process is kinda cruel

Yes. He had to wait until death claimed him before his music became a must have.
Mozart sold the most CDs of any artist in 2016.
He sold 6,250 (1,250,000) CDs in just five weeks.
In October, the Universal Music Group released a box set for the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death.
Each box set contains 200 discs, each person who bought it technically bought 200 CDs all at once.

Same with Vincent Van Gogh.

His brother bought one painting.

Thats okay because Austrian Singer Falco put him back on the map lol with Rock Me Amadeus 😂

Is that because there were no albums back when he was alive?