Keeping a consistent band going is a bit like getting the Aston Martin out the garage - you have to run it every now and then!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The main thing is that this band keeps going.
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.
Sadly, I've seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never do. We always put a lot of thought into the way that we are going to go, and we always change.
Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do.
Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that.
Every now and then, a lot of bands doing the same kind of music will organically sprout up at once.
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.
Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.
So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band. So, I definitely changed my stuff up and I think we're playing really tight now.
I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly.