I haven’t had a topic on local music in a long while so I thought I would come up with something.

I’m sure some of you guys know that I have a lot of critics and haters from other musicians around the scene. I’m not the only one who goes through this. I’ve seen other musicians who have become a victim of bullying, hating, and bashing by other musicians too. It has always been a bit of a problem in unsigned music. The so-called professionals thinking they’re better than you and trying to put you down the best they can.

You see, playing music is not about making friends and getting everybody to like you like a lot of musicians mistakenly think. The fact of the matter is that playing music is for you. Music is here for you and that’s it. Just play music ’cause you like it and fuck everybody else. Just play your music and continue to be yourself.

On a side note, it’s actually a good thing to have haters. It’s not really a bad thing at all. I have been a target of haters and trolls for years and it obviously still happens in the musicians community to this day. If you’re getting too many people talking about you good or bad, that’s actually good! That’s gotta say something… it’s letting you know that you’re doing something with your music and you’re good at it, ya know?

That’s the name of the game when it comes to bands & artists. You wanna make music, get your stuff out there you’ll always get a mix of haters and fans. All bands & artists go through it, believe it or not. Not everyone is gonna like you. You can’t please everyone. Even the most popular and most successful bands & artists have a lot of haters & critics.

Just don’t listen to everyone’s bullshit and focus on the people who do like you. Trust me, caring people will come around and support your music. Everybody has fans no matter how many haters they have.

Once again, just focus on your own music and not worry about anyone else. That’s what I do. I don’t have time for drama and games. I just wanna play my guitar, lift weights, and enjoy life.

Don’t be upset over the haters. Be flattered and take the hate as a compliment anyway. When you get yourself out there, you’re gonna run into a lot of assholes and egotistical musicians. Don’t let that stuff bother ya or bring ya down.

Most musicians online make fun of me ’cause of my online web presence. They think it’s funny to do and do it for comedic material pretty much. Some just do it ’cause they really dislike me for whatever reason and they become obsessed with it.

Just goes to show that most musicians around here (if you can call them musicians, that is) are very childish and unprofessional people. If some of these guys wanna obsess with me instead of their own music, that’s fine. Let ’em damage their own reputation.

I enjoy what I do… playing my music and doing my usual online things… blogging, social networking, etc. I don’t dwell on the past. I’m about moving forward and focusing on my own future. I’m more worried about improving my talent musically. Trying to become a better guitar player and singer. Trying to take my talent to the next level as you can see. I’m enjoying it a lot.

Kev