Midnite Zephyr
Platinum Member
Do you think camaraderie and hanging out a little with the rest of the band is essential to the success and longevity of a group?
yes.
You don't have to be best friends, but there has to be some level on enjoying each other.
Just imagine being in a touring band where everyone is piled on top of each other in a van-bus-whatever for weeks on end.
Exactly. If I have to work with strangers, I wanna get paid for it. The first few jams are fine, but after awhile things get repetitive.Who wants to work so closely with a bunch of strangers?
yes.
You don't have to be best friends, but there has to be some level on enjoying each other.
Just imagine being in a touring band where everyone is piled on top of each other in a van-bus-whatever for weeks on end.
Maybe you guys needed a bigger van or a bus. Seems like that's kinda the way it should be if you're going on tour. Sounds like your tours were better funded than a punk band's though. I've heard some stories.the band i played in for a decade were the best of friends...brothers even.....family ... completely ...all for one ...whats mine is yours type shit
but I promise you this.....every time we came home from a couple months on the road....I hated those cats more than anything you can imagine...and Im sure they felt the same about me
then after a week or two apart ......the gravitational pull would bring us back together and the process would start all over again
Maybe you guys needed a bigger van or a bus. Seems like that's kinda the way it should be if you're going on tour. Sounds like your tours were better funded than a punk band's though. I've heard some stories.