500 Days of Silence | movie | 2023 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

A look at the journey taken by musicians playing small clubs to large arenas during this unprecedented time in history i | dG1fMTZ6VVNqc0xuMFE

Transcript

00:00You never realize how much music affects you until you're told to sit still.

00:10Number 23 on the Billboard charts.

00:15Once you accomplish that dream, that's when you find out if that's really who you are.

00:20That's a life-changing feeling.

00:22As musicians, we're tapping into that whenever we can.

00:26We're all in.

00:27There's no plan B.

00:28March 15th, the day the earth stood still.

00:46This is the most all-of-a-sudden thing that's ever happened in my life.

00:50You guys have to come home.

00:51What the hell's happening now?

00:52Then it got kind of scary.

00:54It was over everywhere.

00:56Maybe the year or the time of the huge stadium concerts are over.

01:04We didn't know how long it would be.

01:07I didn't think it would go as far as it did.

01:09We thought it was going to be temporary.

01:12Touring is the lifeblood of any band that wants to make a living.

01:16You have to tour.

01:17You have to play.

01:18We're not sure when we're going to be able to play again.

01:25It's starting to chip away at my soul.

01:32This pandemic has impacted everybody in the music community.

01:37Sometimes I feel like, wow, do I even belong here, you know?

01:43Just heartbreaking, man.

01:45How are we going to get through this?

01:46Dude, you got to call Annie.

01:48It's definitely tested us.

01:51Reduced capacity make it almost impossible for a band to play.

01:54How am I supposed to pay him?

01:55We've been all doing other things to make a living because it's been shut down.

01:59He ain't coming for free.

02:00When you have something that you love and it gets taken away from you for X amount of

02:05days, weeks, months, you just appreciate it more.

02:08We all really took this for granted.

02:11I miss that a lot.

02:13My favorite part of my job was connecting with the crowd.

02:15It's the whole connection with humanity that is the most powerful thing.

02:19People need that connection with other people.

02:22They don't have to come back.

02:25It's just a matter of time.

02:32It's a 20-year overnight success type of situation.