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In the days before COVID, I was always on the road. If it wasn't a music conference in Singapore,

it was an interview in London. Maybe it was the Juno's in, well, wherever, or a concert in Los Angeles.

This means I have seen more than my fair share of hotel rooms,

everything from five-star luxury spots to sub-one-star establishments

that come with a complimentary dead hooker under the bed.

This also means I've developed a certain attitude towards hotels.

First thing you do when you get into the room is ditch the bed spread.

They are never, ever cleaned.

Just tear it off, pile it in the corner, and then wash your hands.

And then also try not to imagine what's happened on that couch in the corner.

At night, there's the sound of the air conditioning, the noises from the hallway.

What are they doing in that room next door? And, of course, I always get a room next to the elevator.

Then in the restaurant and the bar and the fitness room, you run into fellow guests. Who are they?

What are they doing there? What's their story? Occasionally, I'd find out.

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