I have three roommates. My parents are teachers.I have no kids. I have a niece, Mia. I have a job at starbucks. I have a pierced eyebrow. I have been in a band for 5 years.  My sister and I are in a grunge band.  I play trumpet in a band. I am 43.  It might be too late for me to have kids.
I have pets. I like ice cream. I am 50.  I like classic rock music. I don't like loud music. My favorite artists from the 70s/80s are Queen and The Who. My music choice is eclectic.  I am married. I have 6 kids between the ages of 10 and 26. My 26 year old son played drums in a band. Our 3 oldest kids are adopted. Our 3 youngest kids are biological.
Do your kids share your taste in music? My music is what got some of them into music, so yes, they do tend to like it.  But they also like more modern music and a broader variety, some of which I don't like. It is good that your family has this great bond with music.  Do you try listening to the music that you don't like in order to understand their musical taste? A little, but most of the time I'm too exhausted to try to adapt my tastes to the world.  Taking care of my kids is like herding cats; I only have so much energy and patience.  Appreciate that aspect of being childless. I know if I had kids I wouldn't be able to be in a band.  My sister and I spend a lot of time practicing and are on the road quite a bit.  My job is very flexible with my schedule. That's really nice.  Have you always been very close to your sister, or is that something that developed later in life because of the band? We have always been close even though she is several years younger than me.  The band does make us closer because we spend a lot of time together. I think that it's hard to keep all our relationships as close as we'd like.  Relationships with spouses take away from relationships with siblings.  Relationships with kids take away from relationships with spouses.  I try to appreciate the relationships I do have when I have them. You are right!  It is difficult to keep so many relationships going, especially with a wife and six kids!  I'm sure you are extremely busy! Absolutely.  But I do love my kids so.  That's my purpose in life and I can't imagine what I'm going to do when they've all moved away. Hopefully you will be retired at that point and can travel all over the country to see them. That's a great idea!  Hopefully they'll let me come visit!  How much traveling do you get to do with your band?