Rock stars' disaster stories
At small bars around Boston, musicians are sharing their most embarrassing professional moments for a Salon Series called, " This Has Been A Disaster -- Thanks For Having Us ." The events are the project of musician Ryan Walsh, singer/guitarist for the band Hallelujah The Hills, and literary critic and author Steve Almond.
Once a month, Walsh and Almond interview three musicians about their worst moments on stage and off. The pair point out that beneath the glamorous facade of rock are a lot of hours spent traveling, and during that time, many funny and gritty mishaps occur.
The first show featured musicians Aaron Perinno , Matt Parish and Marissa Nadler . Nadler's worst moment was at a concert in Oslo, Norway, which had less than glowing reviews after a disasterous performance: "I drank a lot of whisky and ... I kinda remember screeching like a hyiena...".
Almond explains that musicians' lives are ripe with stories: "Every musician has the horror stories, because most of your life on the road is just monotony and boredom and low-level insults, and there's very little groupie sex, from what I understand."
Hearing these stories gives an enticing glimpse behind the curtain for music fans, but sharing them is also a valuable opportunity for the performers. Walsh told his own humiliating experience, and says, "it was liberating for me, because rock 'n' roll is inherently embarrassing, but it's also … I haven't found anything else that's as fun, or as exciting, or freeing."
The musician has found his colleagues to be similarly enthusiastic about sharing: "Most people jump at the chance because, I think, the expectation is to pretend 'I'm a rock star and everything goes smoothly.' And I think that pretending that there's not this other stuff -- these disasters and these calamities -- is a lie, and so to come clean on the lie and have it be fun, I think, is very appealing to people."
The writer and musician have created a project that appears to be bottomless. According to Almond, "we haven't even begun to exhaust our local supply.
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