Bandmate Thieves

[MEKer]

I guess I have been lucky with bandmates. Has anyone had one that thieved from your own band?

[rollerberg2000]

A guitarist in a band from fourteen years ago still owes me 457.10. Not the exact definition of thievery, but he knows it and I know it.

[ausf]

I was in this one shady group for a while back in the day. I remember once I didn't feel like hauling my Rick home, so I left it in the studio, only to have them explain how easy the case lock is to pick.

The same band's drummer slowly sold off his set from a 21 piece Pearl down to 3 for drugs.

[stinger12345]

I tend to join bands/let people join after doing a rough evaluation of their character. Two characteristics I look for in particular: the douchebag character, and the shady character.

Ability slightly takes a backseat to these things.

[ThunderV]

Direct theft? No, but usually when I leave a band I am owed money either from a last gig or equipment bought collectively. Sometimes it's worth it to just cut your losses. Idiots who owe you money disappear from your life pretty quickly. I look at it as an idiot removal fee. In most every case, worth every penny.

[sirdugh]

Originally Posted by ThunderV

Idiots who owe you money dissappear from your life pretty quickly. I look at it as an idiot removal fee. In most every case, worth every penny.

If I knew how to "sig" something, that would sooooooo be my sig. Well said.

[L-A]

I'm just done experimenting a different type of theft. My last bandleader used to call practice sessions with a few hours notice, and then not show up. Today, we had a recording session which he went away from after two hours to practice with another band.

Song producing/recording is done by me most of the time, as I'm the only one knowledgeable (I had to explain what chorus, a noise gate and overdrive is, today).

Overall, I probably lost 70-100 hours during the last year in unexpectedly cancelled sessions and pieces of work I have to do alone. So, luckily or unluckily, the only theft I experienced is time theft.

[tplyons]

My ex-guitarist owes me a six pack. I did some hefty repair/electronics/setup work on his guitar and he paid for the parts. Now he just owes me beer for the labor.

[Simo98]

Well if this is a 'What do your bandmates owe you' thread

About $40 worth of McDonalds from last weekend. I work saturdays so its generally my duty to stop by and pickup fast food on the way.

Its surprisingly difficult to carry 7 McFlurrys on your own :/

[lbanks]

Never had one that stole from us, but I did play with one guy who scared the poop outta me. This cat was a serious master criminal, an actual hardcore thug who it would have been unwise to cross. We couldn't fire him because he never did anything to us, he was totally dedicated to the band, (to the point of terrorizing other local bands), a truly gifted sax player and his gang of bandits made excellent security. We suspected alot of his activities, but until he was finally caught, we had no idea. But he lived very, very well for somebody with no job.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Originally Posted by MEKer

I guess I have been lucky with bandmates. Has anyone had one that thieved from your own band?

Shouldn't that be "stole?"

[faust23]

i was just going to point it out

[Funkturnal]

Originally Posted by stinger12345

Two characteristics I look for in particular: the douchebag character, and the shady character.

What exactly constitutes a "douchebag character" or a "shady character"? I wouldn't want any of those types in my band either, regardless of their ability.

Originally Posted by lbanks

Never had one that stole from us, but I did play with one guy who scared the poop outta me. This cat was a serious master criminal, an actual hardcore thug who it would have been unwise to cross. We couldn't fire him because he never did anything to us, he was totally dedicated to the band, (to the point of terrorizing other local bands), a truly gifted sax player and his gang of bandits made excellent security. We suspected alot of his activities, but until he was finally caught, we had no idea. But he lived very, very well for somebody with no job.

That sounds pretty scary man. A talented gang-banger sax player huh? Interesting combination... Did you see the "danger" element in him when you first decided to let him in your band, or did he gradually start to show his true colors?

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Never had it happen to me thankfully, but I'm not one to ever leave things about.

I know some people who have had worse experiences tho, from not getting gig money to various items "wandering" out of gig bags and whatnot.

[L-A]

Originally Posted by Funkturnal

What exactly constitutes a "douchebag character" or a "shady character"? I wouldn't want any of those types in my band either, regardless of their ability.

I'd say the douchebag has poor judgement while convinced he's is always right, and the shady character doesn't have much to do with anyone, but he's there anyway.

Generally speaking.

[PSPookie]

Originally Posted by sirdugh

If I knew how to "sig" something, that would sooooooo be my sig. Well said.

Hit the Edit button on your post and copy the quote to your clipboard.

Next, click on the Home button and then on your username. This should take you to your settigns page. Next, click Edit Signature and paste the quote in the appropriate location. Click Save Signature and you're done.

[Happynoj]

I've never been in a band that stole from me, but one of my old flatmates used to steal food and money from me.

[DRafalske]

Had a guitarist once pawn all of our stuff to pay his rent.

[need4mospd]

I had a petty theft guy in our band once. He never took anything worth more than a few bucks, but it seemed like every few rehearsals a mic clip, a cable, or some other miscellaneous item would come up missing. He showed up to rehearsal one day with a mic clip that was obviously someone else's as he's NEVER had a mic clip. He swore up and down it was his that he's had forever. It was just a $5 clip so we let it go, and him along with it a few weeks later.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by DRafalske

Had a guitarist once pawn all of our stuff to pay his rent.

Ouch