Randy Blythe
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And then I got in my bunk and I just, I couldn't barely move. And I remember my tour manager opening the bunk and he's, do we need to cancel? And I'm like, yes, I can't move. You could wheel me out and lay me on the stage. I could just lay there and vomit and shit myself. It wouldn't be much of a shit. It's performance art, people. Exactly.
We came back, I can't remember how many months later, and made that show up. But if people couldn't make it up, obviously they're going to get a refund.
We came back, I can't remember how many months later, and made that show up. But if people couldn't make it up, obviously they're going to get a refund.
We came back, I can't remember how many months later, and made that show up. But if people couldn't make it up, obviously they're going to get a refund.
It's also when you cancel a show, fans get so mad.
It's also when you cancel a show, fans get so mad.
It's also when you cancel a show, fans get so mad.
Yeah, absolutely. And I understand that. That's why we don't cancel unless something is severely wrong. But for us, it's not good either. Because when you cancel a show, we still have to pay our crew. We've already paid the bus.
Yeah, absolutely. And I understand that. That's why we don't cancel unless something is severely wrong. But for us, it's not good either. Because when you cancel a show, we still have to pay our crew. We've already paid the bus.
Yeah, absolutely. And I understand that. That's why we don't cancel unless something is severely wrong. But for us, it's not good either. Because when you cancel a show, we still have to pay our crew. We've already paid the bus.
We paid for everything. And that's built into the budget. So you don't make money on a tour until a lot of times the last third of the tour. I see. Because everything else is catching up with the initial output.
We paid for everything. And that's built into the budget. So you don't make money on a tour until a lot of times the last third of the tour. I see. Because everything else is catching up with the initial output.
We paid for everything. And that's built into the budget. So you don't make money on a tour until a lot of times the last third of the tour. I see. Because everything else is catching up with the initial output.
Oh yeah. So we reserve that in our bank account to start a tour. But if you cancel shows, you lose money. And I love playing music and I love playing for the fans, but it's also my job. I'm not out here to lose money. So when people cancel shows, I don't think fans understand this. Sometimes they're like, he just didn't want to come here or something. Yeah, diva. No, dude.
Oh yeah. So we reserve that in our bank account to start a tour. But if you cancel shows, you lose money. And I love playing music and I love playing for the fans, but it's also my job. I'm not out here to lose money. So when people cancel shows, I don't think fans understand this. Sometimes they're like, he just didn't want to come here or something. Yeah, diva. No, dude.
Oh yeah. So we reserve that in our bank account to start a tour. But if you cancel shows, you lose money. And I love playing music and I love playing for the fans, but it's also my job. I'm not out here to lose money. So when people cancel shows, I don't think fans understand this. Sometimes they're like, he just didn't want to come here or something. Yeah, diva. No, dude.
This is how we make money.
This is how we make money.
This is how we make money.
Yeah, exactly. A lot of my guys have kids, and the band dudes are the last people to get paid. Sure, of course. Always the last.