Touring is second nature for me and it always has been. There's nothing better than waking up on a strange floor in a strangers house feeling strange. The broken bottles from the night before is the only reassurance that this whole life is worth living. Somehow through the chaos, we always come out stronger and 10 times more focused.
Did we get paid last night?
Whose house is this?
Where's my pants?
Rock n' roll has always been grounded in debauchery. It would be a crime to play it safe. This is what I think is wrong with contemporary culture and it's many sub-underground tags. But I'm not here to preach any good words or convert any welcomed ideas or gatherings. The bottom line is that this whole rock n' roll thing is a personal journey to the absolute brink, only to pull oneself back and realize the true nature of why we do this.
Besides, one of these days I'm going to be trapped in a proverbial motion machine. Soul spent on cranking out photoshop assembly line work. Get your kicks, children.
Here's my touring credo that I came up for myself. It can easily be applied to all life's applications, but I adhere to it a lot stronger when I'm road wearied, soul sapped, and wide awake. Or way too drunk.....
Rule #1: You can do whatever you want from now on.
The possibility to end all day to day oppression is in your hands. Put a definite stop to all the atrocities that lurk within your troubled minds. From now on, you can do whatever it is that you want. Don’t let the doldrums of menial life stand in your way.
Rule #2: There is no such thing as guilt.
Never feel sorry for any instance in which you may have caused or implemented. The price with doing what you want also comes in the form of eradicating all consciousness that inhibits your thinking. Never again, will we bow to the injustice of emotional slavery.
Rule #3: The hard times are ahead. Fight dirty.
Economic downturn has lead us down the dark path of desolation but it is up to our willingness to achieve goals that will lead us out of it. From here on out, do whatever is necessary to achieve those goals and let no other obstruction keep you tied to further hang-ups. Kick, punch, and scream your way out of disparagement.
Rule #4: Where there is fire, there is change.
Physical fire. Internal fire. Conceptual fire. It’s all the same and in order to liberate free form thought, one must set fire to one’s soul. Give up modern conventions and Conveniences.
Rule #5: Forget all rules.
“Nothing means nothing anymore.”
