Armageddon Special: How to Destroy Your Band, Part I- Being an A**hole Onstage.

Hello and welcome to Armageddon. I assume since your reading this, were all still here and we can get on with our life. I suppose today’s installment will be about the Armageddon of a band. Basically, band etiquette or how not having it can ruin your band.

I know most of you have been in multiple bands as have I, and one thing that is a sure sign of a band that should not be is external blowups. I mean the kind where during the performance, the drummer loses the beat, and the whole band stumbles and instead of plugging away the front man or the lead player stops and confronts said drummer, live, in front of God and all of creation. Whoa dude, bad form! That is bad ju ju for the band and it makes your audience very uncomfortable. And it shows you’re a hack.

If this is you, get over yourself. You are fucking it up for everybody! Guess what? The audience usually doesn’t care and if you are at that point, you are most likely not playing to any decent sized crowds so your air of offense is unwarranted. What’s more, you are embarrassing your band mates and ensuring that they don’t want to work with you.

The stage is not the place for these antics. Leave your grievance for after the show. Do you remember Axle Rose? He is a twat. One of the things that make him a twat was his little temper tantrums during shows, now were talking huge, sold out arena shows here! And where is he now? Fat, bloated and singing songs no one cares about in the Drive thru at Mickey D’s. Fuck that guy. And fuck you if you’re that guy.

There is absolutely no reason to treat a band mate like shit during a performance; I don’t care how good you think you are. It’s not about how good YOU sound; it’s about the band as a whole.

To advocate for the devil a bit; if you’re the one who messed up, it serves no one to deny it. I’m not justifying the actions of said prima donna, but arguing back and forth about who is to blame will just make whoever's arguing look like an ass and you will never learn from your mistakes that way. Save it for after the show, when no one is around. The fans don’t wanna hear about who fucked what up, the just want to have a good time and you are ruining it for them. Do you really think they come back to see you after that? Hell no

Performance issues can be handles during practice. If you continue to squabble onstage, guess what? You will lose your fans, your band and you will be just one more bitter musician complaining about how nobody wants to be in a band anymore.