AMS Flashback: Dating a Band

By Jon McCracken

It’s funny how being in a band is very much like being in a relationship. I’ve been in many bands, and I’ve been in many relationships. So, I’ve come to realize that it really is the same. Except there’s no sex in a band. So I guess it would actually be closer to a marriage…

In some ways, being in a band is worse. You’re only with one other person in a relationship. In a band, you’re with at least two others. Success in a relationship is created the same way success in a band is. Similar interests and the ability to be around each other can make things work out a lot easier. You audition to join a band, and in a sense, you audition to join a relationship. Except, instead of showing how well you play an instrument, you show how you talk and act. So once the fun starts, both a band and a couple go through an awkward beginning. Or is that just me? Anyway, eventually you warm up to each other and either share all the good qualities, or call on the other’s bull crap. In the end, both scenarios either stay together, or eventually split. It’s hard to say if one is better than the other. Both have an equal amount of pros and cons. You get paid to be in a band, but not in a relationship. Well, you can, but its illegal in many states…

Many of you will read this, especially the musicians, and say of course a relationship is better. But really think about it, because, in the end, both can be just as great and suck just as much.