Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.
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.
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.
Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.
The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
If you start off writing an album with a band, the reality is that you're constantly in each other's company, so it's really important that you get on with each other.
People in bands don't have the kind of conversations people might think they have. The best things about being in a band are the things that are unsaid.
It's not important to how the band functions or to what we do. That's just many people's opinions on what they see. A lot of people project stuff on you, but that's okay.
It's a really bad idea to be in a band and get involved with each other.