There are those musicians around the scene that will support every band or artist they set eyes upon. They do it as a way to be supportive of the scene and to be friendly. Their way of being part of the local musicians community. Some musicians will add every musician they see in facebook, and they will “like” every local band page in facebook as well. It doesn’t matter if their music is good or bad, musicians out there will be supportive, anyway. All that is fine and good. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t need to be that way.

I do support local music, but I don’t need to be supportive of everything out there. I’m the type of guy who likes to look at things with reality, ya know? If there is a band or an artist I don’t like or don’t even know much about, I won’t bother supporting them. I would only support bands or artists if I like their music. If I think they’re worthy enough of supporting. If they’re professional acting, good people, and if they’re good musicians, then they get my respect. That’s all there is to it, folks! Easy to understand! Right?

On another note, there are other reasons why you don’t want to be supportive of every musician out there. You don’t want to obsess with it too much ’cause if you’re a musician, you don’t want nothing but musicians supporting your music, know what I mean? You need to reach a much wider audience than that. You need to reach an audience with people who aren’t musicians too. That’s the goal there. Nothing wrong with supporting other musicians, but you don’t want to obsess with it too much.

If you noticed, I only support very few bands & musicians around here, not all of them, and they support me in return. I only support the ones who support me in return. Only support the musicians, that you can fully trust and the ones who have your back. All those musicians, you guys support out there. How do you know if they really like you? You can’t trust anybody. The musicians community can be a friendly world, but not always. Ego clashing often goes on, and drama with musicians happens too. I’ve seen it all and I’ve been through it, over the years.  Musicians can be crazy as hell people, I know.

Just be real with yourself. That’s what I’m all about, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Free country. Do what you want to do.

Kev