Why does this area’s music scene in the Capital District so bad? Why does it suck so much? The major problem with that is, that this area does not have any music appreciation at all. Many of you would know that I appreciate music, 100%. I respect other talent and leave my ego out the door on everything.

This is a very negative music scene. Everything about it is negative. Ya know, bands talking shit about other bands. The live music venues being difficult on the booking. There’s a lot of ego and jealousy all over the place. People don’t support music around here that much anymore. There are too many hateful critics around here as well.

Too many bands and musicians, think they’re rock stars around here, and I never once had the rock star attitude. Music don’t have to be a popularity contest guys. It shouldn’t have to be about getting as much as fans as possible.

I never cared about publicity or getting popular. All I cared about was making the music and writing the songs. That right there, shows music appreciation. If this area’s music scene was more music appreciated, then I would be out there gigging a lot more and I might get accepted as a musician around here, but nope. There are too many hateful & negative people around here trying to destroy your dreams.

I learned that if music is your passion, you have to ignore all the negative bullshit and keep doing what you do, make music. Don’t listen to anybody and don’t trust anybody in the music world. Only concentrate on the thing that you love to do and that is music. I’m learning, the best I can. Ignoring the haters and not caring what anyone else thinks.

Nothing is stopping your music dreams, no matter what happens. If people think you suck, fuck ’em, you can’t please everyone, right? Keep making the music anyway. I’m never giving up songwriting and guitar playing. I’ll be doing it ’til the day I die.

I wish this area would be a better music scene, but it never will be. It’ll be the same forever. I just make music to please myself, I’m okay with other people not liking it.

Kev