Occasionally, this sort of thread pops up. When I read through these, I am so grateful for the experience I had playing full time professionally back in the late 70s. It was a trio in which each of us did two tasks:
The drummer did the vocals
The bandleader played sax and took keyboard when I took a solo
I played guitar and Crumar footpedal bass
We played MOR (Great American Songbook stuff and pop tunes that had similar style and structure) for the supper crowd for the most part.
It was a job, nothing more, nothing less. I interviewed/auditioned just as I would for any other job. The bandleader would have none of these weird shenanigans and would fire anybody who tried that crap. We were union (AF of M) back then because you had to be to play the Holiday Inn circuit, resorts, and supper clubs we played.
Years later, I played in a couple of non-professional bands, and that is exactly what you get - non-professionals. The behavior is often of the nature being described through this thread.
Tony
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