There are too many bands & musicians acting like they’re comedians these days. Try to act funny in front of their fans as a way to entertain their fans and entertain themselves. I see this in facebook a lot. Bands putting up jokes in their status’s or try to post up random funny photos with humorous quotes in them. They would also post funny youtube videos, to get their fans going. They would even go as far as making fun of other bands & musicians that they think that looks funny.

Nothing wrong with making people laugh and being humorous, I like a good laugh and I try to be funny myself at times, but I try to keep the humorous stuff away from the music as best as possible. You have to ask yourself, “Do you want to be a serious musician or be a comedian?”. I would want to see myself as a “serious” musician.

Don’t overdo the comedy too much or it’ll make it look like that you don’t take music so seriously as you look. Plus, not everybody appreciates bands trying to act funny and silly publicly. Some may find your jokes offensive, and pretty childish. Or worse, some may find you’re not funny at all and may think you’re stupid as hell.

So is being funny, a good career move? It all depends. Sometimes it can be good and sometimes it can be a career destroyer.

Some people think I’m funny as a way to make fun of me, and not exactly laugh with me. I understand this, and I don’t care. It’s just that when a band does this it creates a mixed reaction from the public. Some fans would go along with it to joke around about other musicians for a laugh, but there maybe some that may find it wrong and inappropriate.

A lot of times, I just wish bands would quit clowning around and just concentrate on the music, but they won’t do that. They’re too obsessed with the attention they’re getting of being funny with their fans.

I’m all about the music, writing it, and sharing it. That’s all I care about. If I wanted to joke around with people and have fun, I’d do it privately or joke around with people in person.

When bands try to be funny, it just shows that they’re bored, when they really should be working on the music. It takes away from their music and shows they’re not being productive of what they really should be doing.

Kev

You know that old saying which seems to be my favorite quote in the blog, “Leave your ego at the door”. That’s exactly what you want to do after you do become an established act and become a successful band. Like some of you know, after a band becomes well known or popular be it, either an unsigned band or indie band, their egos would get bigger after that. Acting like their big stars or something when they’re not really. When a band constantly acts like that, it is a bit of a turn off. To me anyways.

There are big & successful musicians out there, that don’t even act like it. They still act like if they haven’t gone anywhere with their music even if a lot of people are listening to their music and supporting it. This is how I would want to be. There are bands and musicians out there that don’t even give a crap about popularity or success. It just happens.

There are even famous musicians under major labels that don’t even care about fame and popularity. Why do they agree to sign on to labels even if they don’t care? Some would blame it on the money but it’s way more than that. Maybe they take their music seriously and have a message to send out with their songs. Things like that, ya know? Plus, most importantly, playing music is what these guys do. They want to be able to make a living off of something they enjoy doing.

If these bands (be it unsigned or indie), cut out their egos completely, you WILL get a lot more respect from everybody. Of course, all these bands will never take my advice. They’ll continue to have huge egos and crave all this attention they are getting from people. Success and popularity is addicting to them. They can’t get over it, and they want more.

Even if I get bigger with my music (I’m not saying it will happen, just what if), I’m not going to continue to act like a big shot about it. I’ll continue to act like a musician and not obsess over popularity. That’s just my feelings on this stuff. So no disrespect at all to bands out there.

Kev