The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
You spend more time with your fellow band members than your girlfriend or wife, and you end up at each other's throats. It happens to all bands.
I'm a full member of Cheap Trick in all respects. Solely as an accommodation to some of the band members, I reluctantly agreed to take a temporary hiatus from touring.
I didn't think I could play in a band. It just wasn't an option - all band members were men, and bandleaders were men.
Your band members? Your band members don't want to be tied to a machine. They want to be playing. That's what the Beatles did. And the Beatles' stuff is timeless. That's what I would suggest. Just get back to sweating, playing hard, hammering, and having a blast.
I don't even like to sing in front of my own band members so it's easier for me if they send me the music and I record my vocals in my own studio.
All my band members were old enough to be my dad. It was like this family vibe.
My fellow band members don't discuss their loved ones, and I don't feel that just because I am gay, I should have to discuss mine!
I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence.
We do a lot of things that kind of annoy people and our fan base. We try not to get overloaded on it. For us, that means we don't do social media stuff - we have an Avenged Sevenfold social media, but none of the band members have Facebooks or any sort of Twitter.
