id love you forever… like seriously.
Male, 24. Living life and trying to love every minute of it. I like to think im one of the nicer people you will meet in your life. Hopefully I can live up to that expectation. I also sing in two bands. Yup. Im soooooo cool. Lolz. Hope you enjoy my random blogging! • Ask me anything
DUSTIN SAUCIER
If you went here and listened to just one song...
I’m starting to cover stuff again.
I covered The Wolves by Bon Iver on my phone… i really need a webcam.
my departure from Man, The Reformer
I’ve been quiet enough. Im still bitter about it, but I’d like to explain my side of things.
First and foremost, for those of you who dont know- I have been kicked out of my band Man, The Reformer.
This all started to come up about a month ago. We had been writing material for our new record and I was a little hesitant about the music that we were writing. I feel like that is a normal concern for anyone who is in a band. You want to make sure what you’re writing is whats good for your sound. I, being frustrated and a diva (for those of you who dont know, i can be a real bitch sometimes), I texted our manager Jake and told him I was on the verge of leaving the band. I say things to people sometimes because Im frustrated. I think that we all do. Jake messaged the band what I had told them and everyone was apparently “freaking out” about it. At this point there were things I wanted to discuss with the guys, but there was no way of getting it across to them all at once without planning ahead. So, being as pro-active as possible, I wrote a lengthy email in which I explained my frustrations with the music, how we were dealing with ourselves professionally, and how we weren’t seeing enough of each other. At the end of the email I mentioned that maybe I wasnt the right fit for the band- clearly a statement I immediately regretted. My intentions were not to get myself booted, but to maybe get the guys motivated. Most musicians know, its a pain in the ass to keep motivated when one small thing can set you back weeks. I told the guys in the email that I had no intentions of quitting, and was only saying what I said because I felt like we needed a change.
Skip ahead about a week. Its 10:30pm, and I am in bed with my fiance. I have to be up at 4am to give her a ride to work in the morning. I get a call from John, which I ignore. Im trying to get some rest, I work a lot. He proceeds to come upstairs and knock on the door. In my half awaken anger, I get up and answer the door. He informs me that everyone is downstairs and wants to talk. I inform him I am in bed and trying to sleep. He leaves and that is that. Or so I thought.
The next morning I wake up to an email saying that the band is going to move on without me. I try to keep calm about the whole thing, but between you and me, I freak. I have never been so upset about something band related. I had helped put together the lineup that would become MTR. How could they do this to me?
We had a show the next week in Manchester, NH. I decided that in an attempt to fix everything and try to get the guys to understand that I am about the band, I would play the show; not only that, but I would drive and bring gear with me. That night was a great night. I had tons of fun. I pulled each member of the band aside and explained to them that MTR was a very important part of my life and that I didnt want to be out of it. I did everything besides get on my hands and knees and beg them back in. I didnt ask anyone for a bit of gas money- I paid for the entire trip out of my own pocket. After speaking to everyone, they told me they would get together and discuss it. A grand idea, if I do say so.
Fast forward to 2 weeks later. I have heard nothing from anyone. No phone calls, not an email or even a text. Not a damn thing. So I email the guys. I ask them whats up because if I’m still in the band, Id like to know so I can continue to write lyrics to the new songs. I was ready to put my differences aside and be an adult about the whole thing. The next day I get a reply saying that the guys are going to go through with auditioning another singer.
I just dont understand why you wouldnt want to work out differences and keep an amazing chemistry together? Why would you want to take two steps back instead of a leap forward? Not saying Im the best singer in the world, but I feel like as a unit, the band had a lot of chemistry. Im still pretty butt hurt by the whole thing. I never thought that my “friends” would oust me that quick. I thought we could work through whatever differences we had and do something big. The biggest bummer is that I honestly feel like I lost four friends.
I will keep my head up, as I always try to do. I have another band that Im playing the bar circuit with, and a solo career that will take off whenever I can focus on it (and stop playing Fable 2). Maybe I’ll find another band like MTR. Maybe they’ll realize that I did a lot in that band (even though for some reason they think i didnt). But for now, I say goodbye to any M,TR fans that enjoyed me. Im going back to doing what I know best, and thats being me.
With love,
Dustin Bailey Saucier
KC was playing this at practice the other day… and this was the only thing i could think of… hahahahahha
(Source: go-rage, via illaview-klu)
a little ryan adams for the soul.
god damnit. something i can only try to achieve in greatness.
