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Not only that, but I can't sleep anywhere, but the fuckin' bus! I need to buy a bus and park it in front of my house, so that when I go home, at night when I go to bed, I just go to the bed. Or I need to install a half of a bus in my room, with bunks, so I can sleep in it. Not only is touring overglamorised, but the smell is completely under-rated. We got in a tour bus after a certain band had used it and we actually had to take the top of the bus off with a metal-melting machine and air it out, because it smelt like rotting flesh, BO and fromage! I'm not going to name the band' after mike said they live on a tour bus, becouse of the amount of time they spent touring.

Chester Bennington#20

MusicTravelHardshipReality

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker describes the harsh and unsanitary realities of touring life.
In plain terms
Touring is gross and hard on the body.
What can you take from it?
Reality of touring is less glamorous than it seems.

Where it applies

  • music industry
  • travel
  • work conditions

Putting it to work

  • preparing for travel
  • valuing comfort
  • managing expectations

Questions to consider

  • Is the glamour worth the cost?
  • How do you handle travel discomfort?

Another view

This view might discourage legitimate music careers.

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