Is it a good idea to start a band with your friends?

Question

Is it better to be in a band with people you dont really know or with people you've known since elementary school. also know that it would be my first band.-

Answer 1

thats not a question you should ask us... its one that pretty much only you can answer. Which are you more comfortable with? which band can you be yourself in and push your limits as an artist.

Answer 2

Well, a lot of well-known bands today have known each other since middle school or high school...so, I'm guessing it's best to be with friends. People that you trust and get along with.

Good luck.

Answer 3

i think it's better when your friends with them :) cause then you can goof off and really be comfortable with them. you know the band "we the kings"? they've known each other since middle school.  

Answer 4

Yes - bands with friends is a great way to go.  Who else will you be able to trust and know you better.

But if you are worried that it might damage the friendship, that may be the case but you probably wouldnt have been friends with them for that longer without the band.  At least this way, after all the heartache, fights and breakups....when you are old you will be able to have a few sips on the porch with those same friends and say "what a ride".

Answer 5

This being your first band YES.

If you continue as a musician for a career, your group is not likely to remain the same. You can't all be geniuses.

There are a few bands that stay together but most will change or break up and new groups form.

Have fun and make great music.

Answer 6

Yes but somebody has gotta write the chords and the lyrics..