A site called the Music Business Heretic responded to my post about bands/musicians moving to a new area hoping to further their music career, and guess what? They agree with me. How cool is that? Anyway, it appears that the guy that owns the Music Business Heretic is an entertainment lawyer in the music biz.

Read their response here:

http://musicbusinessheretic.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/nobody-needs-to-move-to-a-different-city-for-a-better-music-career/

Just thought I would show you.

Going to the next level is a tough road in music. It takes a lot of work and dedication. If you move to a different area, hoping to have a better music career right away, chances are that you are only dreaming.

Kev

There are too many musicians and bands that take themselves too seriously in music. I don’t take myself too seriously in music. I only play for the passion and the love of it, that’s it. I don’t really care for all those exciting and bigger things that these bands obsess with over too much.

Here are some things that you may be taking music too seriously and some needs to get over yourselves…

• Ego – This is a huge one. LOT of egos out there but that’s okay, it’s part of the music business. There are musicians out there that think they are talented and god’s gift to music, it’s just funny stuff. Then they get defensive when they get criticized in a negative direction.
• You are in it for the “money” – There are bands out there that are in it for the money and that’s it. Nothing wrong with getting paid for something you love to do, but being paid to play music means jack shit to me, I don’t care about money when it comes to music. I’m always willing to play live for free, no matter what. If I get paid, fine, I’ll take it but money means very “little” to me when it comes to rockin’ out. That’s how you show the true passion when it comes to playing music.
• Obsession with fans/popularity – That stuff is nice, don’t get me wrong. I’m not really into this just to try and get as many fans as possible. If I don’t get popular, cool. I pretty much like to make music for myself but if other people enjoy it, I’m fine with that also.
• Obsession with opportunity – What I mean by this, is bands thinks it’s so amazing to get great opportunities in music. Like opening for a famed national act, performing on TV, performing on a huge festival or winning battle of the bands and things like that. That stuff is nice, I’m sure it would be cool but I don’t understand why other bands think it’s so glorious. I don’t see anything special about “opportunity”. Just be appreciative for the music that you created, and not worrying about rising above to the next level.
• Making friends and partying after gigs – Hey I enjoy talking to people and meeting new folks in the music world, don’t get me wrong, but I am not into this just to make friends at the shows and to party hard and drink after the gigs that so many bands are into. I don’t even drink anymore. So if I ever start gigging in the future again, you would only see me drinking bottled water which is what I’ve been drinking mostly these days. I haven’t touched an alcohol drink in way over a year. Getting drunk and loaded doesn’t give you that six pack which is what I’m trying to get, lol. On top of that, bands drinking after shows is really lame and stupid anyways.

Yep, making music and writing songs is pretty much all I care about. All that stuff above shouldn’t matter and should be less important to you.

Kev