You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship.
Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that.
You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.
All I can go on is my own value system.
Your basic person wants to talk about material culture, internet culture. I think about God, cats, nature.
Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.