A Stranger In The World: A Musician On Tour Life
On the theory and practice of touring the world as an indie rock musician. “There is a great deal of similarity between touring life and military life. The rules are the same: Do your job. Pack light. Defend your gang, don’t get off the boat, beware of strangers. Sleep stacked three-deep in bus bunks like submariners or curled in hard foxhole corners. Release your tensions in promiscuity, alcoholism, and violence. Keep your mouth shut. Keep your feet dry. Above all, don’t complain” (6,900 words)

