Getting paid on time
When the people in the front row know the words
Getting paid the agreed upon amount
A line waiting to get into the show
Adequate, clean transportation
Gear
Every music documentary ever made
Hearing their song out in public
Getting a text from someone who is hearing your song out in public
Not having RF problems with wireless
Specific compliments on a song
Nice hotel lobbies
Nice hotel rooms
Managers who make phone calls (rather than only receiving phone calls)
An obnoxiously long “we want more” chant before the encore
Quality food ready and waiting at every stop
Leaving for a tour
Coming home from a tour
»» Send me additions to this list and I’ll do a follow up sometime
