Despite the success of Beth Ditto, Chrissie Hynde and Patti Smith, women in bands are still seen as a novelty, and an easy score. Just because sex and drugs go with rock 'n' roll doesn't mean you can get it on with a female rocker at the drop of an "amusing" line. Christine Weiser, author of the chick-rock novel "Broad Street" and bass player for The Tights has unfortunately heard all of these "conversation starters."

10. "You can get around that keyboard pretty well. Want to play my organ?" (Chances are your instrument is out of key.)

9. "Can you play 'Walking on Sunshine'?" (Thankfully, no.)

8. "Did your P.A. suck or do you just have your period?" (We all have bad shows, and most are completely unrelated to our hormones. That said, some bad shows are related to our hormones, so tread carefully.)

7. "I'll be your roadie, and you don't even have to pay me in cash." (We always appreciate when someone helps carry heavy equipment, but this isn't an open invite to get into our pants.)

Read the top six things never to say to a girl in a band after the jump.

6. "Does that guitar strap rub against your nipple?" (It does, but you won't.)

5. "Who wrote your songs?" (Surprise, women can actually write their own music.)

4. "Are you trying to be Joan Jett or something?" (Do women ask male musicians: "Are you trying to be Pete Townshend/Mick Jagger/James Hetfield?")

3. "That is one lucky microphone. What else can you wrap your lips around?" (I can easily shape my lips around the words "Go f--- yourself!")

2. "I'd like your show even better if you were topless." (Not all women are strippers, just like not all men are jerks. Please don't make us change our minds on this point.)

1. "You play pretty good, for a girl." (And you insult pretty well, for a guy.)

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