Chris Lose talked with industry professionals who are partners on the road and in the journey of life. The advantages include being able to spend time with your significant other while working holiday gigs, and tour accountants never complain when two crew members want to share a room. But the people Chris spoke with, some of whom preferred to remain anonymous, noted that it’s still important to keep work and personal lives separate, even when they’re intertwined. Here are two of the tips noted by those who’ve made it work:
Don’t ever let your relationship take precedence over the gig when on-site. Remember, rock ‘n’ roll never forgets. If you start a lovers’ quarrel in the middle of a load-in, you’ll be loading out against the wind sooner than expected.
Don’t ever let the gig take precedence over your relationship anywhere else. Your relationship needs to last eternally longer than the 23-city Ride Out tour. You have to promise each other that what you have is real. Make time each day to discuss things that interest both of you that are completely non-work related. Your life is not based on your current gig. Your alliance will stay strong, like a rock.
—Chris Lose, from “LD at Large,” PLSN, Jan. 2017
