Aside from fawning groupies, no strings-sex and living out your rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, for musicians (especially the ones we like), life on the road can be a bitch on wheels.
No gold-plated buses outfitted with three-inch thick Persian rugs, a chef who can miraculously produce organic/macrobiotic/vegan/low-carb/non-fat/gluten-free/delicious deep-fried Twinkies wrapped in bacon at 3 a.m. or an indoor swimming pool equipped with a wave machine awaits bands like An Horse anytime soon.
Not that they’d be into that shit anyway, man.
For the record, merely being outfitted with a sweet per diem that pays more than their crap jobs at home and awesome motel towels makes them feel like royalty. They can actually afford to eat the kind of sustainable, green noshes their gigs at the failing local record store don’t quite fund. Their only rock-solid rock n’ roll requirement? Good coffee.
Oh, but regarding the whole sustainable food thang: While in theory An Horse is totally ready to eat nothing but produce grown by well-paid workers with health benefits and a 401(k), the rigors of the road often demand a McStop instead of a socially conscious nosh.
(Bonus: They do get to indulge in their other favorite social cause at these highway-side haunts–supporting prostitution. Score!)
TOPICS: Eat to the Beat