You guys playing Toronto?

I'll be traveling from Philadelphia to see you in Kansas City because I won't be in Philadelphia when you're playing here. Can't wait!!! VIP and everything.

Please!! Play OPEN FIRE in Tampa FL. Thanks Justin 😁🤙

Bought my tickets back in December for the Charlotte show! What a way to kick off a Spring Break trip. Heading to the mountains directly after to soak in some hot springs with ears ringing from the Darkness show. Heavenly.......

I suppose if your backs start hurting, you could do some carefully coached exercises to build up your back muscles, I think that would happen. I remember having a bass that was really heavy and unbalanced, I had to keep pulling up on it to keep the neck from pulling me down. Very tiring. heat: Play Iowa in the winter, you might get a night where you step off the bus and it's 80 below with the wind chill. 🤣 Any Spinal Tap experiences?

Yes. In a roundabout way....

Never a truer line was sung, especially a vegan roll.

Bloody oath son 🤟

Us Aussies also had another version of the sausage roll line..... "It's a long way to the top if ya wanna f*#k a mole". Just sayin

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Love this. Not treating them good because of who they are but because they are human just like us. Made me smile ❤

@@reginageorge8080 ❤️

Well said.

Omg can't believe you are here too, I watch you everday 💜🙏 Could you please do a Guitar Tutorial for MGK's Drunk Face?

You sound like an old trucker from the states , keep on keeping on big red!

Yeah man ! I couldn't agree more 🎸🔥🤘

Love your channel too buddy. Living in NZ, I always appreciate learning a new tune with your dulcet northern tones and great instruction.

Interestingly fun.. The only point I can semi-disagree with is Justin's love of weighty guitars... I've just made my first prototype of the world's smallest and lightest full scale (25.5 inch) guitar that's only 20 inches long!... Sound's impossible? -- The body slides out from under the neck, taking the scale length up to the correct 25.5 inches and also houses a sliding tuner system crafted out of a set of acoustic tuners with the nobs cut off and slots cut in. Tunes via a screwdriver or key crafted from one of the cut off knobs.. The tuners slide so when the body slide the strings can be kept tight, not flapping around loosely.. -- The body follows the neck so it looks like a stick.. It's headless too, with fixed acoustic pickup and detachable electric pickup that can be. slid from the neck to the bridge, held on by magnetism, for nice tone control... It also has a volume and tone knob + socket taking up 1 inch at the bridge... World's smallest, lightest guitar... -- Makes Justin's skinny little lovely Martin travel aoustic guitar seem GIANT! Surprisingly robust and very simple to maintain... Total cost - £40 (though necks have just gone up in the UK due to short supply).. I have another system to prototype with tuners inside a spindle at the bridge end... Bit longer but potentially thinner, without the need for sliding tuners (strings wrap around the spindle when the body slides up into storage mode.. -- 6.5cm x 8 cm x 51cm box with enough free space for a small effects box / headphone guitar amp and small set of headphones. The box lid doubles as a bolt on stand so the guitar rests on your knee nicely. The balance is good. The body is heavy enough considering it's a headless guitar with no hardware at the head end other than 6x 2mm nail shafts in 6 holes just big enough to house the string ends that hook onto the cut off nails. -- blah blah..... More for people going on holiday and travelling than touring bands that should have their full stage kit with them.

How did you lose your eyesight?

Genetic condition that I was born with.

My eyesight is dimming but still okish . I echo everything you said here , my life too.

@@dangolguitartech consider an elimination diet dude. Cut out ALL processed food (grains and dairy too) and see what happens after a month. Good luck to you ✌️

@@ht8083 wish it was that easy… Genetic disorder passed down by previous generations. Two of my three sons also have it.

Totally unrelated but just wanted to say your running the game series got me back into D&D, dming for my son and wife now and your insight and advice has been invaluable. Thank you Matt.

@@nickchivers9029 Yay! Awesome!

not the same meaning but it reminded me of When we started this band All we needed Needed was a laugh Years gone by I say we kicked some ass

brilliant

Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood bowl

The grass is always greener, sir...its fun for a while.

Oh no! Sometimes their guitars are too heavy! Give me the 50 weeks busting my balls instead lol

Preach man.

LOL... You'd think so........ but you'd be wrong You'd be trading your 8 hours for like 16hours or so and your 5 days for like 6 or 7 days and then there's a tonne of legal shit you need to handle You'd do it for a while then you'd give it up and go back to your job and say... thank fuck i'm back here doing this stuff with no real responsibilities

I'm sorry but no. I'm a dancer and part of what was so fun about dance when I first started was that the rehearsals were only once a week and the performances were 4 times a year max. in the pro world, you're rehearsing 10+ hours a day, AND performing 3-10x a week (which means hair and makeup 3-10 times a week). I cannot imagine being a musical artist (the addition of press junkets, photoshoots, etc). dance drove me back to academics and now I'm about to go back to college so I can have a "boring" normal career lol. and I teach dance once a week

Apparently they gigged NZ in 2017.

☝️ What the moose said.

yes, do

Yes I had some friends who saw the darkness very early on and I wish I had! First time was tenants vital 2004!

@@cc_1983 I saw them there, I was 15

YES!! Please talk about Reading 2004 - that was an amazing experience

I remember walking around the campsite and every stereo was playing Permission to Land, good times

Sorry to hear that Naval, must be absolutely awful for you mate. Luckily you have the wonderful Darkness family (myself included) at hand if you ever need to reach out...we are survivors, the ones left behind. Defenders of our legacy, the last of our kind. Big love dude.

@@punchyb1 beyond tough time mate but there is always the Darkness family. I am getting through it the best i can. Much respect and love for that comment.

You got me at "and me, I guess" 😅😅😅👏👏👏

Why not in an Atomic Kitten kind of way? That song rocks.

chris payne who was in the gary numan band at the height of his success says similar things, that looking back it was such a lucky life to lead and be part of

I’ve never been in a (proper) band, but I can’t help but think most of the people who whine about touring have no real life experience to compare it to. As you say you didn’t until after you were that soldier. As Brett Anderson once said, stop complaining and f**k off and become a plumber, or words to that effect.

Try a comeback mate most modern music is not as good

@@SteveGad Very similar! Except I'm dealing with equine feet!

@@thebouncinghearts My drummer is an equine podiatrist. Must be a rock n roll thing 😂

RESPECT.WELL SAID..

Same here been on the road for 5 years working construction… I would much rather be on tour with my band

Hell yeah, man! That’s a famous song of theirs! And you’ve written it here under a video of that artist! Awesome!

@@BP-or2iu 🤣