According to her they don't sleep with the musicians, they inspire them. The band invites William up to Los Angeles for their next show. Rolling Stone, unaware he's only fifteen, offers William the chance to write an article and he proposes writing about Stillwater. They agree and send him on tour with the band. Casting for this movie is just about perfect.
Every major character is extremely well portrayed and fleshed out.
Patrick Fugit makes an amazing feature film debut. He completely sells William as a real person. You can feel just how awestruck he is by the events and people surrounding him. You can feel that he is uncool and desperately wants to be accepted. He struggles heavily to walk that line between detached journalist and wanting to be popular.