I don’t go to bars & clubs that much. Once in a blue moon, I’ll go just to see a local band that I like or sometimes play a gig of my own, but that’s about it. I don’t go to bars on a regular basis. I don’t really like bars for a few reasons. 1) I don’t really enjoy being around a crowd of drunk people 2) They are not a place, I would meet women at. 3) Most bars are really a craphole and there are better places to have fun at.

I understand why bands need to play at bars just to play gigs and make money, but if bars & clubs aren’t really your thing as well, there are ways for your band to play non-alcoholic type of venues. There are ways to make your own alcohol free gigs. Maybe play at a church, a bookstore or a cafe. Maybe even a public park. You can even set your gigs at home if you have an area where a band can play. Just be creative and use your imagination.

I wouldn’t really meet women at bars, ’cause I kind of want a woman who doesn’t drink. Maybe an occasional drinker would be okay, but I prefer a woman who doesn’t drink at all. Meeting a woman at a bar, it’s most likely that she’ll hit on any guy that she lays eyes upon, and she’ll forget who you are the second she walks away from you, anyway. I’ve tried to meet women at bars before, and got nothing but bad experiences out of them. I would like a woman who doesn’t drink or smoke (it would be nice to find one who doesn’t smoke weed), but they are hard to find. Most women I know do that stuff. Crazy. It’ll be nice to meet a clean and healthy lady.

I just don’t like the bar scene too much. People are too crazy. Not a good place to socialize, in my opinion. Most people would defend criticism on bars, but you have to realize that bars are not for everyone. Don’t get me wrong, people are cool and can be friendly, but I prefer talking with sober people. I’m not a hard partier anymore like I used to be. I grew out of that stuff.

Kev

There’s a few certain bands & musicians I know who shall be nameless, who go on and on and on, about getting signed, whether to an indie label or major. Musicians who promote themselves that way, are just asking for more attention, and all that’s really doing is just showing how much of a huge ego you really have. You see, there’s a lot of bands & musicians want to get signed, but a lot of them don’t make their dreams public. A lot of them usually keep it for themselves even though, that is what they want. Hoping to become famous rock stars, someday. Why do a lot of musicians keep their dreams for themselves? It’s because it’s a professional thing to do. The last thing you want to do is go around, thinking you’re going to get big and famous someday.

How does this make you an attention whore? It’s just their way to make their fans proud of them. They want to make themselves feel good by getting positive feedback from their fanbase.

The more you go around, acting like you’re gonna go mainstream someday, the less chances you are going to get signed. The labels don’t come after you that way. The labels will come after you, if you promote yourself well and have a very large following. That’s how it goes these days.

On top of that, why would a band or solo musician want to get famous to begin with? The way the music industry is today, it’s very difficult to get signed. Most artists in the industry are fake, and manufactured. A lot of them don’t even really perform, and even the artists get controlled by the industry. They will also control you as a songwriter and artist. If you do get signed, you’re not going to get very far commercially because, pop/rap/country is so huge. It’s very hard for rock bands to get known and become rich & famous. Today’s industry is not the same way anymore for rock musicians. Point being, it’s very hard to make it.

Phantogram hasn’t really “made it” yet. They still have a long road to go if they want to be considered commercial and mainstream, artists. They do have fame, yes, but a little bit. They are just famous in the indie market.

This is why it’s best to stay unsigned and be a DIY musician, ’cause I personally enjoy that more. The music industry is garbage today. That includes the indie label market who are very pretentious and even more controlling, than the majors. Who needs to get signed. Just enjoy and play the music. That’s it.

Kev