A lot of people mistakenly think it’s wrong to be an egomaniac and a bit of an asshole in music. I’ve been called both by a lot of people over the years. I’ll have to admit, that yes, I can be a bit of an egomaniac and an asshole. Do I feel bad for being that way? No, not at all.

Sometimes you need to be that way in music if you want to get success in music or get yourself heard. You need to be that way, to get yourself noticed. Do whatever it takes.

For example, in Johnny Ramone’s book, “Commando”, he had to be an egomaniac and an asshole if he wanted the Ramones to be at their best ever. Look where they are now? They’re legends. Having an ego and a bad attitude doesn’t always end a career for a musician. It can help make them bigger and more successful if you want to be a perfectionist with your music.

I have to be that way in this blog, to keep my readers interested, ’cause if I was all nice, lovable and kind, then nobody would care what I would have to say on here.

You have to be brutally honest and real about things, if you want to make it somewhere. This is why I am what I am, in this blog. While some people will find the way you are offensive and may think you shouldn’t be like that, there will be others who will admire the way you are ’cause of your honesty. Some people will respect you because you have the balls to say what you want.

While I still go on negative and harsh rants to this day, I learned in the past to leave names out of things. I won’t change who I am. If you meet me in person, you’ll still see me being an honest and real person ’cause that’s who I am.

Whatever your dreams and goals are in life, sometimes you have to be a bit of a prick to get there. It might piss some people off, but it’s worth it sometimes going through all that negativity and drama.

Whether it’s recording in the studio, at live gigs, whatever it is in your career dreams, don’t be afraid to be a prick sometimes, if you want to become a successful musician. Sometimes it takes anger and frustration, to get what you want. Sometimes you need to act like you’re better than everyone else, to make your dreams come true.

You shouldn’t have to change your personality if other people don’t like the way you act. Just be yourself in music and be human. It’s better that way.

Kev