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| quote: | Originally posted by Woony
Their body probably somewhat adapts to the schedule with the years. Although that kind of schedule will take a toll on anyone's body with the years. I'm actually surprised that a lot of the guys have 20+ years of touring under their belt and are still going strong.
I think what happens is that the guys that can't handle the schedule quit early or never make it big, so the guys that are left are naturally more resistent. If you'd take random people from the street, their body would probably break down within a year of touring. |
• Being able to shut down in short stretches of one, two or three hours whenever they can get it.
• Having the ability to sleep on planes, trains and boats even (this one is a must)
• Only eating light meals before a gig.
All this should guarantee good performances in the most adverse of conditions. Then after it's over, and as Diggers mentioned it's essential to take time and recharge after strenuous multi-day stretches of gigs.
For the more fortunate, traveling with an assistant/road manager who can handle all of the details, and bringing a tech in charge of setups and sound checks makes life much simpler. (at a steep cost)
And for those truly lucky few who belong to the über-successful creme-de-la-creme where money is obviously no object, flying on private jets will easily shave three to four hours if not more out of every day's tedious travels and eliminate the problem and stress of lost luggage, which means more time to rest, or party... LOL
(and yes, as others mentioned the rush of playing for a crowd usually overrides the tiredeness, at least for the first two hours... once it get to marathon lengths everything changes.)
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