I know I can be a pretty dislikable guy in the world of local musicians. Some musicians like me and some don’t. Either way, I don’t give a shit. So, you’re a musician wanting to play your music either in a band or solo acoustic but all of a sudden, you start seeing other fellow musicians talking all kinds of trash about you online. You ask yourself… “Why am I being hated on, all of a sudden?”. It’s not you. It’s them. It isn’t because you’re a bad person. It isn’t because your music is crap. Over the last several years or more of experiencing this myself, I have come to a conclusion on why this is. Musicians could be hating on you for a couple of these good reasons:

• They know that you are more talented – They know that you play better and make better music — they will never admit that you are good and it’s killing them.
• They know that you are too good of a person – Another reason why I can think of why musicians attack you is that you are probably too nice of a person. They just want to act like tough guys and try to make you feel bad. They’re like bullies in high school.
• They know that you are more honest – Musicians know that it’s okay to be yourself and they know it’s okay to speak your mind. The second you say something wrong, you’re the enemy of a lot of people you don’t know. You have to be on everyone’s side all of the time if you want to be respected. If you don’t side with them on something, that makes you the badguy.  They hate honest people. They’re jealous of that too.
• They might be jealous of your accomplishments in music – enough said?

You get the idea, I think. I think it’s a pretty healthy thing to be disliked by a lot of musicians. It’s letting you know that you are well-known and getting somewhere. Haters make you popular, ha!

Not all musicians will hate you, though — you’ll have some who will be willing to support you every step of the way. I have some musicians who have supported me throughout the years no matter the negativity/controversy that happened and I’m actually honored and grateful for that. I like musicians who will stay loyal and supportive. If you show me support, I will show you loyal support in return. It’s just as simple as that.

Kev