I posted this little rant in facebook yesterday:

“It is really amazing to me, how certain musicians can sometimes be big drama queens, have bad attitudes and short tempers. I expect professionalism, positive, kind & joyful musicians. If a musician decides to be a negative nancy, it’s not good karma for your career and those are the kind of musicians, I don’t want to be around with. You need to be a professional on and off the computer. A negative attitude in music is not a way to go. I’m only speaking from experience and learning.”

I really meant what I said too.

That post wasn’t really aimed at any musician or band in particular, it’s pretty much aimed at all of them. What is it with musicians getting angry over small stuff? I’m just trying to make it a more positive music scene. That’s all I’m pretty much doing really.

Musicians think they can act how they want to in the world of music. Well, you can’t. Gotta act like a professional 100%, no matter where you go and no matter who you talk to. If you want to make it somewhere, gotta be happy and positive. Smile a lot. It’s not that hard to do.

Edit to add: I mean, isn’t that what everyone’s been telling me for years??? People’s been saying I can’t act how I want, I should be a nice guy and be a professional. Yet, other musicians still think they can act how they want. Just proved my point that people around here can be a bunch of hypocrites.

Kev

Loren Weisman, my favorite music blogger, once again wrote another great blog. Giving advice to bands how to reveal big news as a way to surprise your fans more, read it, here.

Right, once again. I’m noticing a lot of bands around here, have a huge problem of releasing huge band news too early. It’s a bad idea to do, in my opinion. Wait until the time is right, and then be EXPLOSIVE.

Going to be on the cover of Metroland or any other local paper? Don’t announce it, wait until it comes out. Going to open for a huge national act or did you get signed to a big label? Don’t announce it too early, wait for the right time!

If you get a huge opportunity, don’t spoil it for the fans. Do the right thing and surprise them big, you would get a lot more respect and more love that way!

Kev

If you’re a new & young band or solo act, just getting well known and recognition with your music, one thing you must understand that it’s going to bring out all kinds of weird people. Like I always say, a mixture of reactions. Some will like you, some will not. You could also get all kinds of crazed fans, writing weird stuff about you in social networking sites. Another thing, that your popularity will also help get you in touch with people from your past that you haven’t seen in a long time, either good or bad experiences with that person.

I know all of this is going to be confusing and strange to the new bands out there just getting success, but don’t get bothered by the mixed reactions. The new and young bands, still have a problem with taken it all too seriously. Being too upset about things or disappointed.

The last thing a band or musician wants to do is to be upset or disappointed with the mixed reactions. That’s how the music world goes, you know? You need to stay above the negative stuff and be thankful that you came this far with the music. Don’t reply to the haters at all, just be thankful for it anyway. Don’t be all defensive toward music websites giving you bad reviews, just be thankful for it anyway.

Having a good and positive attitude about your career, no matter what happens, will get you even farther in your music.

I mean, I’m just speaking from experience once again. When I started my music back in 2006, to bring it to the public to get heard, all kinds of weird reactions started coming after me. People either loved me or hated me, it’s all good, in my part. I’m not worried about if people don’t like my online web presence. I am, who I am and there’s nothing people can do to change it.

Just be grateful for everything. Whether people are making fun of you for laughs, or just flat out bashing you publicly, just take it with heart and see it as good publicity. Bad publicity can be good, right?

Responding to everything is just a bad idea. There’s a certain band that should be nameless, that has a problem with this, and this is all I’m trying to help them on.

Kev