Q: i want to start a band. i have some friends that want to also. how do i do this
A: i would recommend starting a band with someone besides friends. if you start a band with your friends, the friendship and hang out aspect will always be first priority, and the band will be second. where as if you start a band with brand new people, the band will always be the first priority and as an added bonus you will also make friends with the people in the band, while still not disrupting that priority. i am paraphrasing a famous piece of wisdom 'a friendship founded on business is much better than a business founded on friendship'