Seeking Therapy: Now For Bands

I think this is brilliant. The other day, The Wall Street Journal ran a story on a counselor who specializes in therapy for bands. The groups come to her to talk out their issues and to try and basically stay together. It doesn't always work, but for some it does help. This seems infinitely healthier than what we've watch play out over the years: bands taking jabs at each other through interviews and social media, screaming at each other on stage and even throwing punches.

Of course, Gene Simmons is interviewed and he mocks this therapy. Maybe if KISS had an actual counselor back in the day, there wouldn't have been so many lineup changes.

Los Angeles therapist helps rock bands talk it out—for $500 an hourhttps://t.co/ua9xRAWlin

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 23, 2017

Comments

[Bob]

For you fellow dinosaurs like me who still pay for cable TV, on the Viceland channel, there is a show called The Therapist where you can watch famous people go through therapy. there have been a few musicians on this show. Pretty interesting stuff.

[Allyson]

I'm a dinosaur too. I still pay for cable.

I enjoy cable - we watch mostly news and sports. Plus it isn't all that much more expensive considering I have to get my Internet from them anyway... and that's $60 alone, so whatever.

Dinos unite! - Allyson

[Gary]

Count me in on the Tyrannosaurus list guys. 👍😂😂

[Metalboy!]

I, too, am a self-professed Dino, haha!!

But, I am also a CHEAP Dino. which has forced me to become an early adopter of Millennial behavior by cutting the chord and going with the incredible Live Streaming Television service DEAL being offered by my phone carrier.

Not to plug but with my AT&T Unlimited Plus Plan, I get DIRECTV NOW for just $10 a month plus HBO for FREE!

Among the 60+ Channels I get for $10 is VICELAND. I will check out the show, Bob! Thanks for the tip!

p.s. Just curious ... Are there any musicians we may be familiar with on the show? Not that it really matters, as I'm sure it's still interesting ... just curious, is all.

[Bob]

Hey MB! Just the other night, steve Jones was on the show.

[Metalboy!]

Damn! I wish I had caught that, Bob! I will look for rebroadcasts! That guy is pricelessly twisted. A buddy of mine who's good friends with him says if you call him and his phone goes to voicemail, his message is "Flight of the Valkyries", hahaha!!!

[Him]

Dino as well. And I have to find some version of the show you mentioned, Bob. Thanks for the suggestion.

But I do have to ponder this observation, Allyson: "Of course, Gene Simmons is interviewed and he mocks this therapy. Maybe if KISS had an actual counselor back in the day, there wouldn't have been so many lineup changes." On this sort of point, I think Gene wins right of way. Hard to argue with people whose demons get in the way of the machine running smoothly (or their hearts still beating). I am no fanboy when it comes to KISS (and/or Gene and Paul). But I get Gene's point, particularly when you put it into context of KISS (and I admit a bit of mashing-up here).

Sure, Allyson, you have a point. There are numerous examples of bands and/or artists who would have greatly benefited from therapy. They would still be playing together, or the individual artists would still be alive and creating on their own. But some people resist what is best for a variety of reasons. This very site has dealt in that sort of tragedy, on varying levels, on numerous occasions.

[Metalboy!]

HIM! Good point! Look how many "psychos", myself included, who are fully capable of spouting some seriously, let's face it, bizarro sh*t in Comments on this site.

Some of it actually borders on what could only be described as complete and utter unintelligible gibberish!!!