Last time I thought I said, very clearly: NO MORE BAND QUESTIONS! No therapy, no group dynamics, no “our drummer is emotionally unavailable but spiritually evolving." So, what did you do? You doubled down. Sent more. Longer ones. Paragraphs. Case studies. Emotional dossiers.

So, fine. We’ll do this your way. Because you insisted, I’ll tell you what happens when you try to be a rock star—or worse, try to stay in a band with one.

1. Our band has a group chat that’s become a psychological crime scene.

—TOO MANY RECEIPTS, CHICAGO

Group chats are useful until they aren’t. They’re good for logistics and terrible for tone. The minute you’re arguing in paragraphs or rereading messages to figure out what someone meant, it’s not doing its job. But don’t just delete it in a fit of drama. Limit it. “Just the facts.’’ Anything complicated gets taken offline.

2. Our band rehearses more than we gig. Are we musicians, or just four people running a loud book club?

— OVERPREPARED AND UNDERSEEN, COLUMBUS, OHIO