The Sum 41 Story As Told By Deryck Whibley: Part 2
b'You don\\u2019t need me to tell you that being a rock star isn\\u2019t a normal kind of job\\u2026you live in a bubble that\\u2019s as far removed from the regular 9-5, Monday-to-Friday thing\\u2026\\n\\nYou spend a lot of time living in hotel rooms\\u2026there\\u2019s a lot of downtime between gigs which can get really, really boring\\u2026and your working hours are almost completely opposite to your natural circadian rhythms\\u2026\\n\\nA lot of people will end up coping with bad food, drugs, alcohol and self-destructive behavior\\u2014anything to alleviate the boredom\\u2026or the pain\\u2026or the loneliness\\u2026or the insecurities\\u2026\\n\\nAnd because you\\u2019re a rock star, there aren\\u2019t many people who are going to tell you to smarten up and sort out your life\\u2026in fact, your bad behavior is more likely to be encouraged than police\\u2026\\n\\nAnd it can be even worse when you get off the road\\u2026suddenly, any day-to-day structure you had on tour is gone\\u2026and all that\\u2019s left you in your house with your bad habits\\u2026\\n\\nI bring all this up because this is where we\\u2019re going to pick up the story of Deryck Whibley and Sum 41\\u2026\\n\\nThe band burned very hot and very bright from 1996 through to 2005\\u2026and finally, something had to give\\u2026and it got real scary\\u2026\\n\\nThis is the Sum 41 story according to front man Deryck Whibley, part 2\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'