| 1 | Never under any circumstances take your spouse (or significant other) on the road with you for more than 24 hours at a time |
| 2 | Never work directly for a band or artist (try a Sound, Light or Production Company, much steadier work) |
| 3 | Never turn your back on anything of value on the road |
| 4 | When confronted with an insurmountable odds, improvise (Gaffer's tape always helps) |
| 5 | All headliners started out as opening acts, in most cases, they will be opening acts again someday |
| 6 | Anybody can go see a band that's "popular", it's only special when you see a band before they are popular (see rule 13) |
| 7 | Have your salary sent home, live off your per diem |
| 8 | Plan for the worst, hope for the best |
| 9 | Everything happens for a reason |
| 10 | Get the money before the show |
| 11 | Never under estimate the value of dumb ass luck |
| 12 | Always trust your first instinct |
| 13 | Never try to predict which artists will be stars, you will be wrong well over half the time |
| 14 | Whenever given an opportunity to take a shower, do it |
| 15 | Never Assume... Never |
| PS | On a tour bus or motorhome always remember..... If you want to pee, that's OK with me. Anything more.......and you're OUT THE DOOR!! |
This is a representative sample of the book "Roadie A True Story (at least the parts I remember)" and is the exclusive property of Karl Kuenning © 1998. This text may not be reproduced without written permission.
