Rock Band Band is the greatest band ever to grace the semi-fictional stage. Their performances are legendary. Their attitude influenced generations. And their grooming habits left a lot to be desired. Before their reunion tour, we caught up with them to discover what, exactly, they need to function when they’re on the road.
VH1: What’s the strangest item you’ve ever requested be on your tour rider?
Rock Band Band: We require many essential items, without which we cannot rock. We need excessive amounts of sugar and caffeine to get through a performance. Shakti is drinking again and requires martinis with exactly five olives. Rutherford needs a nice bottle of Bordeaux backstage, onstage behind his monitor, and stashed behind the drum kit. Captain Thunderdome demands fresh brownies, and Max needs the cheapest kind of chocolate chip cookies that you’d find at day camp. Also, warm apple juice, but we call it “appy jooz.” We don’t think any of this is strange. Strange is demanding beef wellington or lobster thermidore. We just want a nice a warm meal, and some tofurkey kielbasa. Also, Shakti needs multi-colored cocktail umbrellas in her drinks, and Rutherford drinks wine through a straw.
VH1: Have you ever asked for anything purposefully ridiculous, to see how much you could get?
RBB: We always ask for a unicorn. Every show, every city, no matter what.
VH1: What’s the item that you absolutely cannot tour without?
RBB: Lube. Lots of lube. Preferably mint-flavored lube. And the Captain sleeps with a photograph of his yacht beneath his pillow.
VH1: Do you have a pre-show ritual? A post-show ritual?
RBB: Pre-show, we usually get into a knock-down all-out brawl. It helps pick up our energy. We rehearse the tricky parts of our songs and try to get to the right level of intoxication — we need to be so drunk that we don’t care, but not drunk enough to not be able to perform at the level of excellence our fans expect. After the show, we keep drinking, and we sort through the Bandies and try to find the ones who aren’t coated with venereal diseases. We’re not that picky.
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