Will You Be in a Band with Me Forever?

Being in a band is more complicated than dating, yet somehow more romantic and longer-lasting than marriage. It’s high-risk, low-reward—and still, people keep throwing themselves into this graveyard of friendship. Come see how lonely guitar heroes go from asking, “Wanna start a band?” to declaring, “I’ve never once thought being in a band was fun.” And perhaps, after all the creative differences, solo careers without breaking up, quitting and getting back together, what remains in the end is always that one live show attended by little more than friends and family, and that one irreplaceable song that stays forever in the hearts of those who once played in a band.