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How to be in a band
It made me
happy 
"You've got nothing to lose but your pride."
How I did it: I spent some time living in Japan during my Marine Corps years and found that I really enjoyed singing at karaoke bars with friends. That's when I fell in love with the idea of becoming a vocalist.
Fast-forward a few years, right after my military contract was up, I went on a road trip from New York to Los Angeles and about halfway through Iowa I decided I'd start looking for a band in need of a vocalist the moment I arrived.
I searched on Craigslist in the L.A. area and found a band whose style I really liked and started talking with them. We meshed well and set up an audition for me to sing some covers and try to lay some melodies off the top of my head for some songs they had already laid out instrumentally.
They saw potential in me, and I started fronting them a week later. We're a few months in now and laying down a lot of brilliant music that only gets better the more we play.
Lessons & tips: I have no prior vocal training or any kind of understanding of the technical or theoretical side of music, but with just a little bit of talent and some courage, I went for it. I've been improving by leaps and bounds in both my singing and musical knowledge and plan on getting a vocal coach very soon.
I think all I can suggest is that you go for it. If you have some friends who are good at what they do, or even if you're all okay at what you do but you know what good music sounds like and you're not afraid of criticism, you'll do great.
Resources: Craigslist, mixer, microphone
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