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returntothepit >> discuss >> Being in a band drains my pockets. by Brownonomer on Jul 29,2008 3:08pm
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toggletoggle post by Brownonomer  at Jul 29,2008 3:08pm
I have close to no money right now, and I'm going on tour.

Shit.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 29,2008 3:11pm
yeah! just be glad you don't blow $1000's on equipment...



toggletoggle post by archaeon at Jul 29,2008 3:13pm
Buy my shit first!



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Jul 29,2008 3:14pm
or somewhere between $8k-9k



toggletoggle post by Brownonomer  at Jul 29,2008 3:15pm
Grant, I'm probably going to buy your shit. Its a problem I have. I have no money, but I'll make it happen.



toggletoggle post by archaeon at Jul 29,2008 3:35pm
haha no worries dude. you know, you can pay in other wayzzzz <3



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 29,2008 3:36pm
total homo



toggletoggle post by archaeon at Jul 29,2008 3:41pm
homo, more like homosexual



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Jul 29,2008 3:43pm
Being in a band is financially one of the stupidest things you can do.



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Jul 29,2008 3:47pm
I hear that. I'm trying to save for a million different things, but guess what... we're playing Baltimore this weekend.

Bye bye income.



toggletoggle post by blue  at Jul 29,2008 3:59pm
i have a 3 day fest coming up in 2 weeks that i booked with tour starting that weekend, along with both my bands putting out cds within a month of each other. and i might be joining a 3rd band. beat that, hah.



toggletoggle post by aril at Jul 29,2008 4:04pm
having children and being in a band puts more holes in your pockets.
blue, have any kids?



toggletoggle post by Martins   at Jul 29,2008 4:05pm
I have holes in my pockets for other reasons.



toggletoggle post by Brownonomer  at Jul 29,2008 4:05pm
Just bought a van, a trailer, 2 bands, can't stop buying equipment, just put out a full lenght ourselves. and going on tour.

Not quite as bad... but its pretty bad. Working 2 jobs right now to be able to do it.



toggletoggle post by corpusNLI at Jul 29,2008 4:20pm
i can remember at one point in dysentery, both eric and i were unemployed and i was overdrawing my account on a reg basis to go to shows and practice. sucks and sucked...but its essential not get martyred out. this is DM. this is DM. this is DM. we dont do this for the money, we do this because we have no choice. we loose 7 year relationships, we burn bridges, fuck ourselves over and so on...because we have dreams that go waaaaaaaay back to even having hair on ya dong kehd.



toggletoggle post by corpusNLI at Jul 29,2008 4:20pm
i can remember at one point in dysentery, both eric and i were unemployed and i was overdrawing my account on a reg basis to go to shows and practice. sucks and sucked...but its essential not get martyred out. this is DM. this is DM. this is DM. we dont do this for the money, we do this because we have no choice. we loose 7 year relationships, we burn bridges, fuck ourselves over and so on...because we have dreams that go waaaaaaaay back to even having hair on ya dong kehd.



toggletoggle post by Martins   at Jul 29,2008 4:21pm
Date me, Nick.



toggletoggle post by aril at Jul 29,2008 4:22pm
double post at 4:20pm = conspiracy theory



toggletoggle post by corpusNLI at Jul 29,2008 4:22pm
bummer about the drunk double post...sorry guys



toggletoggle post by Conservationist  at Jul 29,2008 5:16pm
What about starving children in Africa? They have no food, no money, and no bands.



toggletoggle post by ernie at Jul 29,2008 5:24pm
pussies.



toggletoggle post by revobass at Jul 29,2008 10:58pm
story of my fuckin life guy



toggletoggle post by DrewBlood   at Jul 29,2008 11:42pm
there is no money in death metal, only pain. and penis cakes.



toggletoggle post by xanonymousx at Jul 29,2008 11:45pm
Brownonomer said[orig][quote]
Grant, I'm probably going to buy your shit. Its a problem I have. I have no money, but I'll make it happen.


dude you have to STOP selling yourself on the side my man.



toggletoggle post by RustyPS  at Jul 30,2008 8:47am
corpusNLI said[orig][quote]
i can remember at one point in dysentery, both eric and i were unemployed and i was overdrawing my account on a reg basis to go to shows and practice. sucks and sucked...but its essential not get martyred out. this is DM. this is DM. this is DM. we dont do this for the money, we do this because we have no choice. we loose 7 year relationships, we burn bridges, fuck ourselves over and so on...because we have dreams that go waaaaaaaay back to even having hair on ya dong kehd.

that was profound

PREACH ON!!!!



toggletoggle post by Corpus_Colostomy at Jul 30,2008 8:50am
yeah i was sober for that one.

and russ....wheres aunt edna?



toggletoggle post by Conservationist  at Jul 30,2008 9:24am
DrewBlood said[orig][quote]
there is no money in death metal, only pain. and penis


New Profanatica is good.



toggletoggle post by metal_church101  at Jul 30,2008 10:05am
In Soviet Russia, bands starve you.



toggletoggle post by metal_church101  at Jul 30,2008 10:06am
largefreakatzero said[orig][quote]
Being in a band is financially one of the stupidest things you can do.


Backed.



toggletoggle post by badsneakers at Jul 30,2008 10:14am
largefreakatzero said[orig][quote]
Being in a band is financially one of the stupidest things you can do.


haha..yep!!

um.. someone want to sell me another bass amp...



toggletoggle post by Burdened at Jul 30,2008 10:59am
It's awesome when you're all done recording and mixing...the guy who owns the studio gives you the grand total, and one of your bandmates decides at that exact moment to tell you that they don't have any money.



toggletoggle post by metal_church101  at Jul 30,2008 10:59am
LOL. Been there.



toggletoggle post by badsneakers at Jul 30,2008 11:03am
Burdened said[orig][quote]
It's awesome when you're all done recording and mixing...the guy who owns the studio gives you the grand total, and one of your bandmates decides at that exact moment to tell you that they don't have any money.


they would quickly become an ex bandmate!



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Jul 30,2008 11:05am
Burdened said[orig][quote]
It's awesome when you're all done recording and mixing...the guy who owns the studio gives you the grand total, and one of your bandmates decides at that exact moment to tell you that they don't have any money.



Only one? Try being in a band where NOBODY has any money EVER.



toggletoggle post by Burdened at Jul 30,2008 11:36am
[QUOTE="badsneakers:792742
they would quickly become an ex bandmate!

They did.



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Jul 30,2008 12:17pm
With all the money I lose being in my band I can only imagine how much money I'd lose if I was in a band that tries hard.

That's why it always cracks me up twice as hard when that fat guy I work with grills me about my band "making it"



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 30,2008 12:35pm
reach for the stars doods



toggletoggle post by metal_church101  at Jul 30,2008 12:36pm
Making it?

Yes, meng.

I am going to be a rock star meng!!!



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 30,2008 12:37pm
next time he says that say "make it? do you know who I am? I'm mother fucking xmikex. I've already made it son.holla"



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jul 30,2008 12:39pm
yeah when i was in a band i had no money, and was unemployed for a duration of the time, and now that i have money, i have no band.



toggletoggle post by MycroftBoy at Jul 30,2008 12:51pm
being a pro musician is tough, even bands like killswitch, they probably do not see a penny from the record label. all their income is touring and merch and even that, you'd probably make more a year working at Wally World + benes... it aint easy but it sure must be fun at times...and with rising gas prices? touring probably costs more than ever!



toggletoggle post by aril at Jul 30,2008 12:52pm
well, what do you play, yeti?



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 30,2008 1:01pm
nothing, he's not in a band.



toggletoggle post by metal_church101  at Jul 30,2008 1:10pm
Yeti pays to drink :-D



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jul 30,2008 1:24pm
aril said[orig][quote]
well, what do you play, yeti?


i only play my vocal cords.



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Jul 30,2008 1:31pm
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
next time he says that say "make it? do you know who I am? I'm mother fucking xmikex. I've already made it son.holla"


I WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT WHEN YOU WERE DOING THE MACARENA! STEP OFF MAH NUTS BUSTAH ASS BUSTA



toggletoggle post by MarkFuckingRichards  at Jul 30,2008 1:31pm
Thank fucking christ TYAG broke up. If we were still on track with all the shit we had to do when there was a record contract involved, I probably would have killed myself by now. Being in a band is fucking awesome, when it's the right band, but it sucks when you make huge sacrifices to take up opportunities when they're presented to you. Just from a 3 week tour in April, I am still about $2400 in the hole after interest rates, overdraw fees, late fees and other debts accrued because of the tour. I've even sold half my musical equipment and about 200 CDs to try making up for it, but that barely scratched the surface. If I didn't love playing music so much I'd probably own a sweet house and a beamer, rather than barely scrounging enough change to pay for studio rent and gas.



toggletoggle post by mortalis  at Jul 30,2008 2:23pm
Burdened said[orig][quote]
It's awesome when you're all done recording and mixing...the guy who owns the studio gives you the grand total, and one of your bandmates decides at that exact moment to tell you that they don't have any money.


could be worse.



toggletoggle post by josh_hates_you  at Jul 30,2008 2:59pm
not being in a bad is awesome. i have tons of money. no, wait. i work in a sweatshop for $14 an hour. guess im broke too.



toggletoggle post by brownonomer  at Jul 30,2008 3:25pm
I"m making 10 bucks an hour right now.



toggletoggle post by dr. sphincto at Jul 30,2008 4:22pm
joe, i'm suprised playing in astronomer doesn't pay good money



toggletoggle post by JoeyCobra  at Jul 30,2008 4:27pm
being in Astronomer...is kind of like this....see here's Joe & I happy as clams




toggletoggle post by brownonomer  at Jul 30,2008 4:46pm
Do i detect a bit of sarcasm mr sphincter licker?



toggletoggle post by Ryan_at work at Jul 30,2008 4:53pm
Joe, that is easily, the best thing I have ever seen in my life.



toggletoggle post by dreadkill  at Jul 31,2008 11:50am
to me, being in a band is a hobby (cue leigh rush HOBBY ROCKERZ comment), and hobbies cost money. some people play golf as their hobby. golf clubs cost money, playing at golf courses costs money. if you want to have fun, you have to pay for it. my band members and i have spent considerable amounts of money on recording, pressing cds, practice spaces, renting uhauls for gear, etc, but i'd rather have spent the money on that stuff than sat around my house doing nothing.



toggletoggle post by grizloch   at Jul 31,2008 11:58am
Im still about 1500 in the hole after tour, I cant pay my rent, which is the biggest chunk of it, 2 months at 550 each, next month is due tomorrow and I just dont have it... lame... my credit card is 250 over limit, when I went on tour I had about 800 available credit on it...

I quit music



toggletoggle post by Brownonomer  at Jul 31,2008 1:15pm
dreadkill said[orig][quote]
to me, being in a band is a hobby (cue leigh rush HOBBY ROCKERZ comment), and hobbies cost money. some people play golf as their hobby. golf clubs cost money, playing at golf courses costs money. if you want to have fun, you have to pay for it. my band members and i have spent considerable amounts of money on recording, pressing cds, practice spaces, renting uhauls for gear, etc, but i'd rather have spent the money on that stuff than sat around my house doing nothing.


Agreed. Couldn't have said it better myself.



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