If you’re the type of musician that will bash the music scene, hate on bands or blame the area for failure in your career, then you have no right to call yourself a professional musician. It also shows that you’re never going to be successful and achieve your dreams, if you keep acting this way. There are certain musicians around here, that still act this way, which should be nameless. For example, if a musician gets fired from a band or leaves a band, this musician will start bashing them publicly in facebook or some other social networking site. Calling out bands or venues, giving them threats or name calling is not the way to go.

I completely understand that a musician wants more respect with your talent around here, I hear ya, but being a negative nancy and a self centered drama queen, is not going to give you that respect. Do you have the right to say what you want about local music? Sure you do, of course. All that’s doing is damaging your career and dreams even more. Next thing you know, you won’t have a career at all. I know from experience, since I used to be this way.

Of course, this musician will think he’s doing nothing wrong. He will think he’s in the right, no matter the situation. He will think he’s telling the truth and think he has the right to do it. Point is, being an asshole in music is not good. There are too many musicians that are assholes around here, not naming names. Sure, I may agree with some that this music scene is not that great and wish this area could be better, but hating on people and disrespecting people is not going to make it better.

If you’re the musician who is the drama queen type, then maybe you’re not the good musician that you say you are. Demanding respect is not going to cut it. If you’re the type of musician who is like this, then you’re nothing but a huge egomaniac and won’t admit it. You’re not better than everyone else. You’re not god’s gift to music. You’re just the same as every other musician around here. You’re not a rock star and you’re not special.

Maybe you do have some talent, but if you’re having trouble going somewhere with your talent around here, then maybe this area isn’t for you. Move to a new area where it’s suitable for your music. Don’t blame the area for not giving you the respect around here. If you’re going to continue to be an out of control, egomaniac, then I don’t want to support you. Get out of my sight. I don’t understand why other people continue to support musicians like this. Musicians act like this for attention, that’s it. When a musician acts like this, I don’t want anything to do with them. I’ll act like they don’t exist to me. Block them from facebook. I won’t allow them to contact me, and won’t even talk to them in person. Everyone else should do the same when they see a musician act this way…but they won’t…why? Because I’m willing to bet other musicians find it entertaining, they enjoy it when a musician acts like an out of control ego-maniac. That’s how delusional people can be around here.

It’s just not a good career move. If you want the respect, I’ll say it again, you must earn it. By being a professional and treating others how you would like to be treated, then you would have a great career. I’m sure this musician knows this, but this musician will keep being a negative nancy ’cause he loves that kind of attention.

Kev