13 Harsh Truths You Learn When You Live Alone

By Hugh Firth /

5. Living Your Dreams

Initially, this seems like a positive to those that live by themselves. When you are surrounded by other people, you can€™t pretend you€™re a spy, or try accents or pull funny faces in the living room mirror. You have to be grown up and sensible. When you€™re by yourself though, after a glass of wine, you can crank the stereo up to eleven and be the rock star you always knew you could be. Maybe you€™re going to croon a love song that Barry White would be proud of. Maybe you€™re going to rock out with the best of them. Hell, maybe you€™ll even chuck in a bit of award-worthy air guitar. You€™re awesome. You rock. The problem with doing this every night though is that it makes you realise that you€™re spending more time pretending to be a rock star than actually going out there and doing it. In the time you€™ve spent dancing in your living room you could have advertised for a drummer and two guitarists, started with some low-key gigs, been signed by a big company, had twelve number one albums, broken up, had a reunion tour and then been inducted into the Rock €˜n€™ Roll Hall of Fame. As it is though, there you stand. Pantless and drunk singing along to Queen. If you lived with other people, you€™d be famous by now.