I build it up, just like all of you, and it's never what I imagine. In a way, because most of you don't see the inside, you get to keep that dream alive. Mine's been spoiled somewhat. Sure, I've had the chance to interview some heroes of my youth, and occasionally even had the opportunity to go backstage, shake some hands, or even attend a Christmas party with a celebrity in the house. But that's about as far as it goes.
Interviews fall through.
And most eye-opening of all, rock stars are almost never the people you'd wished they would be. Without the spotlights, the screams and the fame machine, many of them instantly become at the very most, average, and at the very worst, jerks. I wouldn't trade my music-writing career for anything, but trust me. It becomes work, too. I wasn't missing anything.