We are recording a spot for The Radio today.
The Radio wants us, Renee & Joe, to do our Renee & Joe thing.
Not exactly. The season of Valentine's Day is here and they want us to discuss Love & Marriage and being in a band.
We are going to play "For My Love" from our first record and "Friends" from our second record.
Maybe one or two theoretical listeners will purchase the record digitally in exchange for some digital dollars. A fascinating process, theoretically, though not the end goal.
They ask us: What's it like being married and being in a band together?
My clever answer (never to be spoken aloud): Most musicians are trying to get laid after the gig
The deeper answer: We have no manager, no booking agent, no producers. Our band exists on the fringe of our lives, other bands, and a new home, and our students, all the shit. We love each other so we play our songs for each other and learn each other's songs and write songs together and play gigs together.
Another part of the answer is like those Billy-is-taller-Jeanie-but-shorter-than-Bob math problems from middle school:
-Being in a band is difficult and challenging.
-You have to push.
-You cannot push a marriage.
-Our marriage is more important than our band.
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