ethics!

curik dari azzief & azzief pun curik dari sini.

1) NO SLACKERS - everyone helps move the gear and load the van, no matter who it belongs to.

2) FUCK GUEST LISTS - everyone pays to get in, gas aint cheap y'know - people who think they are too cool or too well-connected to pay admission have to pay double.

3) the fashionably late crowd should pay double too, fuck 'em

4) "headliners" should play somewhere in the middle of the show, not at the very end - personally, I think artists/bands should play in alphabetical order, that will eliminate a lot of politics and ego problems.

5) do your laundry.

6) try to check out the opening bands, it means a lot to them - if you miss their set, apologize.

7) always have extra batteries, cables, etc.

8) alka seltzer (just in case, you never know what food they might feed you) - and yeah, no fast food - real restraunts or diners only.

9) be nice.

10) kick ass, dont suck.

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gua setuju habes. ape lu ingat gig semua xde ethics ke? ni bende yg gua paling titik berat.

ni opinion/personal view aku & ape yg aku selalu buat plak.

Bayar Masuk
aku rase ni bende paling penting. byk gig yg rugi. band pun patutnye dpt payment as appreciation. tp bile gig rugi, camane nak bayar band.

time
aku tau ni mmg bende paling susah. mcm mane pun, mesti hanco gak. brape kali aku organize gig, semua timing hanco. mcm tu gak gig2 yg aku perform & pegi. traffic jam, keje, band sampai lambat. semua sebab tu, terus effect crowd dtg lambat.

bile semua lambat, gig pun start lambat & habes lambat. sape yg naik public transport terpakse balek awal. jd band yg main lewat layan crowd yg sikit. pernah sekali aku tgk siksakubur, band metal & skrg dah deathcore jd band headline tp main last skali. so crowd pun dah x ramai. sbb tu la band headline patut main tgh2. bukan last sekali. problem pasal time ni mmg susah nak solve.

Attitude
nak huraikan 1 word ni mmg susah gile. complicated sgt tp bende paling penting kene jage.

respect. x kesah ar kaye, rockstar or otai mcm mane skali pun tp kalau x tau respect org, attitude mcm sial x gune gak. respect includes ko punye appreciation kat band. kalau x tau dorang main main mcm mane, tgk & denga. ni termasuk perangai certain band yg main & balek bkn sbb ade hal tertentu. ape lancau? org dah panggil main pastu buat perangai rockstar buat ape. kalau ade hal yg x bleh elak xpe la. bg aku main & terus balek mmg x boleh tolerate. xde respect kat semua org, band & organizer. semua jenis sifat ego band & crowd x patut ade. kalau boleh arrangement band ikut alphabetical order pun xpe.

selalu dlm gig, aku lebih kearah tgk & dengar. ape yg aku bleh belajar, aku belajar. kalau minat & ade duit, aku beli stuff. dan aku try sedaye upaye utk tgk dari 1st. selalunye kene balek awal ar. nak buat camane, aku selalu naik lrt. gig habes lmbt, mati la kalau x boleh balek. kalau aku perform plak, aku try sedaye upaye tgk semua band. so apape action ko buat pun effect ko punye scene. bende best pasal gig ni pun dpt kwn baru so ape salahnye borak2 & lepak2 dgn org yg baru kite kenal. care ko support band yg main pun ade mcm2 care. selalunye org just pegi depan & ade gak chaos gile moshing & ade yg sing along. kalau kat one cafe, aku rase lagi best tgk dari belakang. bkn ape, aku rase duduk kat belakang boleh denga lagi clear dari kat depan & dari belakang. aku rase sbb structure venue mcm sial kot.

respect ni kalau nak discuss sampai kiamat x habes lagi. dari segi verbal communication pun main peranan. sbb tu kalau dgn org yg baru aku kenal atau mase kat gig tgh duduk ramai2, aku x kan touch certain issue atau topic melainkan aku betul2 kenal org tu. kalau yg dah kenal, nak share apape pun boleh. aku perasan org selalu touch pasal "fashion" mase kat gig. aku rase bende ni xde masalah sbb semua bende hak individu. kalau dorang more fashion than passion pun aku kesah ape. dorang fikir jugak satu hari nnt. dlm band, aku rase fashion tu agak penting. tp biarlah berpade-pade. ape yg sesuai utk diri ko je la. sbb be youself tu lagi penting. apape imej & apape yg ko pakai adalah fashion. tu identiti ko & band tu sendiri. pegi mampus ape henry rollins nak ckp. even kalau bogel pun, tu ko punye fashion & identity. bende ni penting sbb org akan recognize band ko bkn dgn music je tp dgn fashion. mcm the liberals yg famous dgn jacket perang atau discrusher yg dah mcm angkasawan. fashion x sepenting music tp still satu bende yg aku rase still penting bg org senang recognize. jd kalau buruk identity & fashion ko, mcm tu gak org fikir pasal ko. mmg ape yg kite deliver tu music tp mentality manusia malaysia still same & bende ni mungkin perlukan beratus tahun utk berubah.

komitmen. aku rase dlm band pun kene ade komitmen tinggi & bkn just for fun je. bile kat gig, ko ade komitmen utk deliver & entertain so kalau mabuk gile2 sebelum main dah mcm mane rupe plak bile naik stage. teringat plak aku mase tgh naik unicorn, lawan PES dgn moe (moe x hebat main PES), tp gua boleh kalah teruk plak. so bg aku drugs & alcohol berlebihan mmg x punk rock. mane pegi ko punye dreams of revolution mase tu. playing kat gig mcm ko masuk ofis gak. everything kene perfect & ko xde mase nak setting gadis2 kat situ. playing & dtg gig mmg bende yg lain. aku x tau mcm mane nak explain.

byk lagi aku bleh ckp tp mungkin esok2 baru dpt new idea. sape2 nak share idea bleh ar bg comment.