By Joe Parrish

I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life. And I’ve learned different things from all of them. But by far, the job that taught me the most useful advertising skills was the 6 years I spent playing lead guitar in a rock band.

I started as a freshman in college and, despite appearances, it was a great learning (and beer drinking) opportunity. It drove my parents crazy, but in hindsight, nothing did as much to prepare me for my career as my years spent on stage. Some useful life lessons:

Load in everybody’s gear.

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Source: The Drum