US musician James "Wooden Wand" Toth has written
a test for predicting the lifespan of your band:
We'll start with a generous TEN YEARS and go from there, adding and subtracting as needed.
- SUBTRACT ONE YEAR for any two people in the band who identify themselves as a couple, and TWO YEARS for each additional couple.
- ADD ONE YEAR for every attractive girl in the band. Add six more months if she doesn't play bass.
- SUBTRACT THREE MONTHS for each vegetarian in the band who worries that the Waffle House hash browns are 'cooked with the meat spatulas.'