Life lessons from the mosh pit

21 August 2012 Last updated at 20:17 ET


Many regard crowd-surfing as anti-social and potentially dangerous

At a sweaty gig, a little mutual tolerance goes a long way. Joe Dunthorne explains why we ought to apply a little more mosh pit psychology to our day-to-day lives.
The first gig I went to was at the Brixton Academy. I was 13 and my escort for the night was my older sister's boyfriend Glyn.
He was more of an idol to me than the members of Green Day, the band on stage, and taught me how to crowd-surf.
Linking his hands together to make a step, he

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