This may be an insult to some, but it’s important enough to highlight, and I know a lot of musicians who find this very hard.

I was banned from driving for six month for accruing too many points in 3 years. Bummer. Very annoyed with myself for being so stupid, but there you go. Fair cop guv!

What it’s meant is that I’ve had to get a bus pass and rely on the busses and oh my god… Now I feel punished! Not only did I have to put up with some of the bus station folk who you only ever seem to meet at the bus station (there’s some characters there that I wouldn’t want to set upon my worst enemies!) but also, I’m now on their timetable…

Everyday I get to the bus stop based on the time shown on the bus companies online timetable for the service I’m using and everyday the bus is either late by 15 minutes or so (it’s supposed to be a service that runs every 20 minutes) or the one I’m trying to catch seems to not come at all and I catch the next one 25 minutes later.

This service and reliability is appalling.

Don’t do this to your fans, band mates, manager, or anyone else who’s relying on you.

As soon as I can drive again, I’m going to drive like an old man so I don’t lose my license again as the bus service has been so poor, I’d do anything to not have to experience it again.

If you say you’re going to be somewhere, or do something, be there or do it. In fact be there early and do more than enough.

It will stand you in good stead.

Oh yeah… And don’t drive too fast. “Be mindful of your driving” (a policeman said that to me a few years before I got banned! Wish I’d listened now!)

Rich Hearn
Ardua Music || Per Ardua Surgo

Tags: Be reliable