Metal Anarchy

During a recent appearance on the “Zach Sang Show,” Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) reflected on taking part in the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. According to her, it was “all the grossness of the road in one place.”

Momsen said the following:

“You’re probably not supposed to say that, but, like, it was super fucked up.

It’s like a very gross band summer camp. It was our first tour, too, our first real tour — ‘Warped Tour‘. In one way, I think it was good for us that the grind of that tour is ridiculous, so it put you through [more than three shows week]. And they also don’t tell you what time you’re playing till the morning of. You get punished if you don’t go to a press tent, and you get a shitty slot.”

Like there was… the whole dynamic to ‘Warped Tour‘ that I thought was a bunch of bullshit, but, you know, whatever. But it put you through the wringer of what touring is like in the most extreme circumstances – heat and tour buses breaking, and no bathrooms – all the grossness of the road in one place.

So, in one way, it was good. And the other way, it is completely unprofessional and not what touring is like at all. You know, I take touring very seriously. I take the show very seriously. And that is not what that environment is. That environment is a rolling party of bands with no rules, mayhem… debauchery… It was gross, but still fun.”

She also added the following about the event’s return:

“I think the fans probably had a really great time. I think the bands had a really great time. I did not have a really great time on ‘Warped Tour‘. It was just an experience, one that I wouldn’t want to do again.”

[via Ultimate Guitar]