You know that old saying which seems to be my favorite quote in the blog, “Leave your ego at the door”. That’s exactly what you want to do after you do become an established act and become a successful band. Like some of you know, after a band becomes well known or popular be it, either an unsigned band or indie band, their egos would get bigger after that. Acting like their big stars or something when they’re not really. When a band constantly acts like that, it is a bit of a turn off. To me anyways.

There are big & successful musicians out there, that don’t even act like it. They still act like if they haven’t gone anywhere with their music even if a lot of people are listening to their music and supporting it. This is how I would want to be. There are bands and musicians out there that don’t even give a crap about popularity or success. It just happens.

There are even famous musicians under major labels that don’t even care about fame and popularity. Why do they agree to sign on to labels even if they don’t care? Some would blame it on the money but it’s way more than that. Maybe they take their music seriously and have a message to send out with their songs. Things like that, ya know? Plus, most importantly, playing music is what these guys do. They want to be able to make a living off of something they enjoy doing.

If these bands (be it unsigned or indie), cut out their egos completely, you WILL get a lot more respect from everybody. Of course, all these bands will never take my advice. They’ll continue to have huge egos and crave all this attention they are getting from people. Success and popularity is addicting to them. They can’t get over it, and they want more.

Even if I get bigger with my music (I’m not saying it will happen, just what if), I’m not going to continue to act like a big shot about it. I’ll continue to act like a musician and not obsess over popularity. That’s just my feelings on this stuff. So no disrespect at all to bands out there.

Kev