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Ideal for: groupies and would-be's (eg I
would be a rock star but I'm crap at singing and don't play any
instruments.)
Job specifications: It sounds good…on paper. You travel with a rock band,
how cool is that? Music, chicks, and free beer…you can’t believe you even
get paid for it! But wait. Your job includes having to lift heavy electrical
equipment, some of which cost thousands of pounds, and if you break anything
you’ll be in debt until you’re well into your thirties. When the band gets
drunk, you have to wipe off the vomit from the tour bus, and explain to the
reporters why they are standing half naked on the hotel balcony (“it’s the
pain medication, you know…”) You spend hours on the road, and though you get
to travel, you’re stuck at the hotel room making arrangements while the rest
of the group checks out the neighbourhood bars.
Drawbacks: The glamour doesn’t make up for the fact that it’s a dead end
job where you deal with egotistic celebrities who think they can treat you
like crap because they let you breathe the same air.
Perks: You get to rock and roll, man; You get to rock and roll.
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