The best parts of being in a band are the boring parts.
When you’ve run out of adrenaline, no cheering crowds, all the funny stories have been told, everyone’s maxed out on internet and podcasts.
It’s in the boredom that each person shows a deeper glimpse of who they truly are. And those are the parts that we all want see in others, and also reveal ourselves.
And for better or worse…there’s a lot of boredom in bands, especially in the beginning.
But that’s how and why bands can become so close. It has everything to do with how you experience the boredom. What happens in the boredom. What you do with the boredom.
Said another way…
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” - Lester Bangs in Almost Famous
Boredom is uncool. There’s lots of boredom in bands. There’s lots of ‘true currency’ in bands.
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