Bands like Metallica and Phish are two of the most hated bands on this planet. You know what? I’m sure both of these bands are 100% aware of their haters but they don’t give a fuck. That’s part of the reason why I respect both of these bands so much. Despite all the hate and disrespect that Metallica & Phish gets, they just keep going and keep doing what they do. They don’t care about drama. They don’t care about assholes & losers. The only thing they’re focused on is playing music for themselves and their fans. Bands who respond to negativity and drama are most likely to fail at music. Bands shouldn’t respond to negativity of any kind ’cause if they do, it’s career suicide.

The secret to being successful in music and playing music positively is ignoring all the bullshit. Just keep playing your music and ignore everybody.

This is the same attitude that you should have as a local musician. Don’t get yourself involved in any kind of drama and negativity. Yeah, there are gonna be a lot of assholes and all kinds of weird people. There are gonna be a lot of cliques in music for sure but you wanna stay out of that stuff.

I know, “Only caring about your music” may sound kind of selfish but it’s the right thing to do these days.

I’m proud of the music I make. I know I can be a great songwriter… not trying to sound like an egomaniac. If you like what you do musically, you gotta learn to stay above negativity and drama at all times. I guess the way it goes in music, that when you put yourself out there… it opens the doors for criticism so you gotta be ready for it all.

Just learn that not everybody is gonna like you. That’s just the way it is. I would appreciate if I would get more respect and be liked but that’s not what I play music for honestly. I pretty much play music for myself for the most part and I’m always flattered if people out there actually like my music. Whether or not people like me… I’m good either way.

Yeah, I kind of wanna get back out there playing live again ’cause I honestly do miss performing in front of an audience. I was just waiting to write a new batch of songs and learn some new covers to play out. Maybe I’ll hit some open mics first before booking actual gigs. Some people wonder why I do cover songs… well for one thing, I love cover songs. They’re fun to do and I enjoy ’em. I always thought it was important to do both covers and originals.

If I wanna get myself back out there, I gotta ignore all bullshit… online and off. I’m not gonna lie that this music scene is pretty crazy… yes in a bad way.

I am a supporter of other bands & musicians, though. Don’t get me wrong. I just can’t support everything so I just support the bands & artists that I like. The ones that grab my attention.

I gotta be like Metallica and Phish. Not giving a fuck about the haters and just do my thing. You should do the same. Just play music ’cause you enjoy it. It’s the right attitude to have as a musician. Not giving a fuck is what playing music is about, in my opinion.

I love what I do.

Once I get all that new music recording gear which I’m currently saving up for, I’ll get back into making new music again in 2015. I’ll write a lot more originals and learn new covers. I wanna play out again too ’cause I haven’t done that in a while.

On top of that, if you get a lot of haters that’s not necessarily a bad thing ’cause it actually helps your music. Just something to think about, right? All bands and musicians have haters. They all have ’em whether they want to admit it or not ’cause a lot of them will be too coward to admit it. I’m not afraid to admit it as you can see.

Just keep rockin’ and ignore everybody. That’s all there is to it!

Kev