DRUGS & BOOZE

Also a smart club owner doesn't want a drunk drugged up band ... the band is there to work not to get trashed ...

When I play out I start with a water then I have a beer then a water then a beer then a water ... by then it is time to pack up and go home ... I am still sober but I had some fun.

 

Video a show and show them what jackasses they are.

 

I limit myself to 1 drink per set. That way I stay pretty clear headed and by the time we tear down I am cool to drive home.

 

get as drunk/high as them to get on their level, then it won't bug ya so much

 

Find new "Musicians" to play with, in the end I'm sure you will be glad you did.

 

If your frontman truly cares about the quality and stamina of his voice, he really shouldn't be drinking alcohol of any kind. Yes you might see some of the rock 'heros' drinking on stage, but the truly great singers had pints of water.

 

HAHHA! that's what I call a fine piece of advice

 

Welcome to my world, man; I've got basically the same problem. Of the power trio I play with, I'm the notorius boozer, and the last gig we played, the other guys were sooo concerned that I was going to get too blasted to play. Their concern was kind of unwarrented because although I usually drink more than both of them together, I never do so at gigs. I think it's 'cause I've got too much respect for playing music than to get totally loaded before or during a gig. Anyways, after their "heart-to-heart", we played the gig the next day. TOTAL DISASTER. I was sober, but the rest of the band got trashed. It was so rough, the drummer didn't even play the last set; we had to do it acoustic. Needless to say, we won't be getting hired for that gig again...

That being said, the way I handled the problem was to book lots and lots of gigs with my other band, and only a few with the aforementioned trio.

All in all, I've got no problem with getting wasted, thrown out of the bar, and waking up in jail, I just try to do so after the gig is over. lulz

 

The drunken/stoned rockstar thing is pretty cliche. No one really wants to see drunk people staggering around on stage.

Like some have mentioned here, I limit myself to one or two beers during a four-hour gig, with plenty of water in between. Last night, I didn't have a beer until we finished our gig (but it sure hit the spot, a nice end-of-night reward for a good gig).

 

Actually, at a rock show, the best times are when you get to see a little drunken mayhem.... like it gives the band a personality. If I were to go see a jazz show, I'd expect a little different. It's not cliche, just the nature of the beast. Breathing is cliche, if you ask me.

 

haha, i've actually seen that, and it was quite amusing
or if they are all on blow 'cept for one person who's high, and he's goin about 1/2 speed as everyone else, not a care inthe world
understandably, i've only seen that band perform once

 

Dope is for dopes....

 

A couple of drinks and a chonger are always nice before a jam or a show. Wouldn't want to be completely trashed though.

 

Honestly, I wouldn't put up with that and I'd leave the band.

 

I agree with the person who suggested filming the show. I remember the first show I did on acid in 1970. We were all stoned. The colors, lights, and oddly moving pepole were "a trip", but the manager who did not do drugs or drink could not understand why we sound so weird during and after the first set.

It is self-deceiving to thing one sounds better, or is more creative while stoned or with more than one or two drinks depending on your personal tolerance for etoh).
Maurice

 

no booze before or after, is just as bad. Someone getting hammered after the show can get the whole band in trouble.