Typical dumbazz musician type for sure.
Where did that come from?
Why would you say such a thing. The guy begged and offered to buy an extra ticket for his guitar. Are you on the wrong website?
What do you call a musician without a girlfriend?
Homeless.
What a crappy and stupid comment.
I have run national tours for musicians and it is a nightmare to deal with the destructive and vicious attitude of TSA and the airlines. I had to deal with a valuable acoustic instrument that doesn’t even exist in this country getting seriously damaged enroute to San Francisco. I have seen a classical violinist with a $50,000 instrument be told that her violin wouldn’t fit in the overhead (Jet Blue) and that it had to be sent as luggage. I didn’t even know her, but I intervened to save her violin (she was Japanese).
While some musicians might be jerks, they are earning a living by bringing enjoyment - and sometimes much more - to some people somewhere. It can take several years to earn enough to purchase a good instrument, and it represents the musician’s livelihood. There is no reason to threaten, torment and abuse professional musicians who must travel with their instruments. I have found that American is consistently kind and welcoming to artists, so that’s the airlines I use almost exclusively. I have had terrible experiences with Delta and Jet Blue - even before 9/11.