Never turn your back on anything of
value on the road.
All headliners started out as opening acts, and in
most cases, they will be opening acts again someday.
Anybody can go and see a band that's
"popular", it's only special when you see a
band before they are popular.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best.
Everything happens for a reason.
Always trust your first instinct.
Never try to predict which artists will be stars, you
will be wrong well over half the time.
Whenever given an opportunity to take a shower, do
it.
Never Assume... Never.
Never believe that the venue location which was faxed
into the office late last night will be accurate.
Never for a moment believe that anything onstage is
loud enough.
Just bring enough food for yourself, if you bring
enough for the whole crew there won't be enough for
you.
One hour of sleep in a real bed is better than three
hours of sleep in the front seat of the van.
The bands abiltiy to hear the monitors is inversely
proportional to the number of years they've been
playing.
A battery in a radio mic will only fail during the
performance, not the sound check.
Any time you think you may have gained for setting up
by arriving at the venue early, will be wiped out by
some technical problem which will arise just after
loading the gear.
The rider is a wish list. Nothing more.
The tuner in the equipment van's radio will fail
roughly 2 shows after it's cassette deck eats your
favourite tape and ceases to operate forever.
The guy trying to sell you marijuana backstage is a
Narcotics Division officer from the local
constabulatory.
Carry spare everything.
Don't say you know how to do something you don't.You
will invariably be asked to do it.
Don't forget to have fun once in a while.
PICK ON THE NEW GUY!
That's the way it is. Now shut the f*** up.
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