“And go to introduce her to new countries and cities and cultures. But tour is not that. Tour is dark alleys and dirty toilets.”
Breaking Bread with Tom Papa · Food & Beverage · September 2026
Tom Papa asked the musician who records as Bedouine whether she brings her toddler on the road. She likes the idea of showing her daughter new places, and says she looks forward to travelling with her. What stops her is the actual shape of touring: loading out through a dark alley at the end of the night.
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And I just also like, I think it's a nice, I love the idea of it. And I, I, I look forward to like being able to travel with her.
Yeah.
And go to like introduce her to new, you know, countries and cities and cultures. But tour is not that. Tour is no. Tour is dark alleys and dirty toilets. I mean, it's not,
you know what I mean? It's not that
romanticized thing. No, I know. Like, do I want her to hang out in a dark alley while I'm loading out? And yeah. No. So I don't, but but it's
true. That's just