This is your backstage pass to the hidden side of the music
industry - the tantrums, the fights, the tensions, the indulgence,
the sex, the alcohol, the drugs. The roadies see it all, and now
they are sharing their secrets.
Roadies are the unsung heroes of the Australian music industry. They
unload the PAs and equipment, they set it all up, they make sure
everything is running smoothly before, during and after the gigs. Then
they pack everything up in the middle of the night, put it in the back
of the truck and hit the road to another town - to do it all over again.
They know everything about the pre- and post-show excesses. They bear
witness to overdoses, the groupies, the obsessive fans. They are part
of - and often organise - all the craziness that goes on behind the
scenes of the concerts and pub gigs you go to. From The Rolling Stones
to AC/DC, Bob Marley to Courtney Love, Sherbet to The Ted Mulry Gang,
INXS to Blondie - the roadies have seen it all. And now they're stepping
onto the stage and talking.
The Roadies' Creed: If it's wet, drink it. If it's dry, smoke it. If
it moves, **** it. If it doesn't move, throw it in the back of the
truck.
'Fabulous . . . a bold portrait' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD on Stuart
Coupe's GUDINSKI
