Some weird things happen on the road. From the long hours travelling with nothing to do, to the strange people you meet after shows, a tour always leaves you with plenty of little amusing stories.
This short story I am about to reveal falls into the latter category.
We had just finished a show in some city in Ontario and all of us had jumped in the band van including some of Spokane’s (our guitarist) college buddies that came out to the show. Two sketchy looking girls came up to the van window and began knocking on the window so the boys in the back seat opened up the door to see what they wanted.
#1. Don’t play shows until you are ready and well rehearsed.
Too many times bands want to play out live so badly that they rush it and end up making a bad first impression. This is not a good idea as club bookers will remember how horrible the band was and you may never get another shot to perform there again.
#2. Don’t bother with looking for a manager, they will come looking for you.
Some beginner bands I have performed with had managers that were basically friends that tried to get the band shows and whatnot. You don’t really need a manager until there is something to manage meaning you are pulling in hundreds of fans in several markets and cannot keep up with the demand.
It’s been a while but I am back to finally finish off what I got started a few stories ago.
Like I said, I had gone through a lot of pain and strange gravelly phases in my voice and decided to hit the ENT up for a visit. Of course, these days with our amazing health care, I had to wait 3 months but when I finally got in to see the guy, I was faced with a singers worst nightmare. I had a vocal granuloma meaning a lump on one of my vocal cords.
