EXPECTATION: Tour is a 24/7 PARTYZONE.
REALITY: You'll be doing WAY more waiting around than actual shredding.
EXPECTATION: Fun and hijinks in the van!
REALITY: Sleeping as much as you can before it's your turn to drive.
EXPECTATION: You and your bandmates are going to best-friend bond.
But also, REALITY: You get wayyyyy too close for comfort. Everything they do annoys you.
EXPECTATION: Junk food all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!
REALITY: Junk food ALL. THE. TIME.
EXPECTATION: As much free alcohol as you can drink!
REALITY: You are regularly and deathly hungover.
EXPECTATION: Interviews that allow you to speak about your individual passion for music.
REALITY: Getting asked the same questions all the damn time.
EXPECTATION: Being the coolest-looking person in the room. You're in a BAND, after all!
REALITY: Getting dressed from your own merch table because you haven't had the chance to do laundry in a month.
EXPECTATION: You're surrounded by fans, friends, and groupies!
REALITY: Having literally NO alone time. None.
EXPECTATION: And speaking of groupies...you're going to be swimming in them, right?
EXPECTATION: When all is said and done, you'll have created incredible memories that will last you the rest of your life.
REALITY: Yeah, pretty much.