“It’s not always easy being on the road,” Clyne said, noting that his three children and wife are home in Arizona. “I have young kids. They are at home playing flag football and growing up. It’s hard to be away from them, but it gives me motivation to perform as best as I can. I will always give 100 percent because I know what I am leaving behind.”

But, as many rockers will acclaim, being a rock star is living the high life.

“It’s truly a privilege to be a rock star,” Clyne said. “Most of my friends ask how I do it? But it’s really the best job ever. I do have a great job. It’s a job that I can really lead with my heart.”

For Clyne and Co., the band’s long tour, which will finally wrap up in November in the band’s home state of Arizona, will make a stop in Chicago for a much anticipated visit Oct. 6 at Joe’s Bar on Weed St. During previous visits to the Windy City, Chicagoans have embraced the band, led by Clyne with drummer P.H. Naffah, guitarist Steve Larson and bassist Nick Scropos serving as the backing cast, and backup drivers, by filling Joe’s, and previously Schuba’s and Martyr’s.

Clyne & the Peacemakers have made a career of creating inspiring and rule-breaking material, especially showcased on their 2007 album “No Beautiful World,” – an album that has been critically acclaimed by the media including a powerful write-up in the Washington Post:

“The first thing you notice about Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers is the appealing energy and easy charisma of the lanky, angular Clyne,” the Washington Post wrote. “The second thing you realize is, these Arizonans are very good at making catchy, country-tinged rock anthems, which came as no surprise to the crowd (at the State Theatre)...Clyne sang about relationships and goofing off with a mixture of passion and whimsy, and the set moved at a deliriously rapid pace.”

Clyne and Co. are no strangers to being praised by fans and critics alike, as the band has seen its fair share of sold-out shows and is the only indie band to have five consecutive albums debut in Billboard’s Internet Sales top 10 sales. Throw that on top of the success Clyne experienced as frontman for 90s band The Refreshments, who had a cult-class album “Fizzy Fuzzy, Big & Buzzy”, and you have a band set for cult followings nationwide – including Chicago.

“We have a nice, well, cult following in Chicago,” he said via phone heading to Dallas for a late September gig. “I am always surprised to see how great of a response we get in Chicago. Joe’s treats us very well and we always have a great set when we play there.”

Fans can expect an even better set list when Clyne stops by on this next venture.

“We are a very hard working band,” he said. “We always make sure that our next set is better than our last.”

Whether opening for the likes of John Fogerty, Willie Nelson, Barenaked Ladies, Live, Blues Traveler and Sammy Hagar, or headlining venues on its own, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers is sure to find success, mainly due to the Clyne’s ambitious drive to continue his dreams as a rockstar.

“It’s a blessing to be where I’m at,” he said. “It’s challenging and sometimes difficult to be an indie band, but they have a saying that the longer it takes, the longer it lasts. This is my passion.”

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