​What's it like to be in a rock band?

Are you a real musician or weekend warrior?

The first real band that I was in wasn't a rock band. I was the bassist in the school jazz band. It was a legitimate band, because we actually played paying gigs. Outside of high school, I was in several short-term bands. (That means they didn't last very long.) In 1984, I played bass in a rock band that was building a set list to play…of all things, we…