People forget that keeping a band together is hard; man, it's really hard. All the cliches apply about living in each other's pockets; of it being a relationship, a marriage, a family.
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Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.
You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We have constantly surprised people and stayed with bands until they have grown on people.
Being in a band is a really magical thing because you've got a family and you operate as this one entity. It's very democratic; everyone is involved in the output. But within that, there can be a lot of disagreements and strife.
It's hard to say when the life of a band starts and stops... but playing music together is an act of trust. When that's broken, it's impossible to continue.
Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.
I do know many a band out there, because believe me, we've played with most of them, who are together because they have to be. They might not talk to each other offstage, but they realize they can earn a living by going out and keeping that music alive.
I've seen bands split up for five years and do nothing. That sounds great to me, but it just hasn't worked out that way.
When you form a band, you form a real relationship that's like a marriage. It's an emotional connection, especially when you're young... because you don't know what's out there.
A band is like a marriage - you don't know why it works, but when it does, everything feels right.
When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.