Getting into a popular band

[fooman]

When you started to gain some popularity with your band, did you ever stop and think "Jesus, this is what some of those bands I worked with had to go through!!"?

Did it ever make you crabby, or were you guys able to hold it down pretty well and keep sane?

[ButchVig]

Originally Posted by fooman

When you started to gain some popularity with your band, did you ever stop and think "Jesus, this is what some of those bands I worked with had to go through!!"?

Did it ever make you crabby, or were you guys able to hold it down pretty well and keep sane?

I think having some success with Garbage at a later point in my career kept me somewhat grounded. Not that I didn't have some rock star moments. It was FUN! Even when we were tired of getting our asses dragged around, on a bad day, I would remind myself "It beats sloppin' hot tar".

It's a good thing I didn't have that kind of success when I was 20 years old, I would have exploded!