I usually do my very best to keep my personal life off the internet, but I had to do it just this once ’cause Lady Gaga made it okay to. She wanted people to publicly reveal their insecurities, so they can feel brave of doing it and feel proud of themselves. It just made me do it myself since I have my own problems. Lady Gaga posted half naked photos of herself, and others followed. Not just overweight people, it could be for anyone who didn’t feel comfortable about their appearance. Whatever it is. You’ve already seen shirtless pics of me in the past, so that kind of gave you a hint that I got scoliosis. I wish I can have a straight body like everyone else, ’cause imagine how much taller I could be, if I had a straight spine? I got the major back surgery done years ago when I was a kid, so now I’m all good and do all the physical things I want to do. It was difficult going through all that stuff growing up, but it took me a long while to accept how I am.

I’m sure Gaga is still getting haters, saying she’s doing all this “Body Revolution” stuff ’cause she’s starved for attention and all that, not true. She posted those underwear pics ’cause it’s her way of showing people that she’s proud of who she is. She wanted to show people that it’s okay to be different and let people know, that no one is perfect out there.

Thing is, I have to live like this for the rest of my life. I can’t make it better, even though I would like to. So that’s why I have to live my life as best as possible and stay as happy as possible. Ignore those haters & critics who judge my appearance, and people have over the years, and people still do. I’ve been doing bodybuilding for 5 years now, lifting kind of heavy and all. Haven’t had any injuries and never been sent to the emergency room for anything… yet…, but it’s all good and cool.

She’s inspiring me to write songs of my own about this stuff, about how no one is perfect and you need to be proud of yourself, no matter who you are. Be it, you can either be fat, have one leg, birthmarks on your face, paralyzed for life, cancer, etc. Doesn’t matter who you are, be strong and proud ’cause you only live once.

I’ll submit a pic to LittleMonsters soon, not a pic of me in underwear though, I won’t go that far, I don’t know. Kind of nervous about that ’cause the local music scene would have a field day with it, so just a new shirtless pic would be good enough.

Kev

I can take criticism just fine. Like I said, I have a thick skin and don’t let people get to me. As far as “commenting” goes on this site, and why I delete them. I delete them if I feel that those comments are insulting to me. If the comment is not worth to add to a discussion. Something that is not intelligent or insightful enough. I mean, the last thing a reader wants to do is to come on here, acting like they are better than me. Acting like they win debates or acting like you just proved that I can’t take criticism. That stuff is a no, no. When that stuff happens, it just shows me that you are the one who can’t hold a decent debate. You are the one who is being cowardly. The kind of replies I want to see, are intelligent discussions, with insightful things to back things up with. An actual conversation. Leave your ego at the door. You’re no better than me, at all.

The thing is, when a new reader discovers me, they have a hard time understanding me. So they get out of their way, acting like they have control over how I think and feel. It’s like a “Hey, you criticize other people, I’ll criticize you in return” kind of thing, just to see how it feels. That’s kiddie stuff, you know? Can you come up with a better discussion than that?

I also don’t need people telling me if I write negative things about music or whatever topic, I’ll get a backlash for it, and people could hate me in return. It’s like I haven’t heard that before, hey? People tell me this stuff all the time, so I’m used to people telling me what I can and can’t post. Actually, I enjoy being controversial and enjoy getting people all riled up. It’s what I do. Tell things like it is. I’m honest. I’m used to getting backlashes and used to people criticizing me in return, but I don’t care.

I’m just like all music fans you know? Since everyone else has the right to have negative opinions on what they want, that gives me the freedom to have the same. Free country. If I want to say that this band is shit, this venue is shit or whatever, I have the right to say that stuff. That’s what music is here for, to say whether or not you like things, you have the right be real about stuff. It’s okay to do. Giving feedback  and criticism is a good thing

When people attack my music or talent in return, it just shows that they’re no smarter than me. They have no right to be part of the music scene, if they can’t handle honest criticism, so who’s the hypocrite now?

I’m glad there are no local music message boards anymore. Thank god for blogs, facebook and twitter, where it gives me the freedom to be real as much as I want to without people getting their panties in a bunch and kicking me out of forums and stuff. That’s why I love having my own home online where I can have my own freedom of speech. I welcome all comments and discussions, just be friendly and civil. That’s all I ask for. Again, if you don’t like how I run things here, fuck off. That is all.

Kev

Well, I changed my mind and think I’m gonna keep the blog up. Sorry about that. I was just a little confused on whether I should keep the blog up or not. Whether the blog is overshadowing my music, but after thinking about it some, I don’t think it should be a problem. I have a lot of readers and subscribers all over the world, and would hate to disappoint them.

Some say my controversial blogging is hurting my music and there are some who love everything I do. It’s just a matter of opinion. You either love me or hate me, I’m all good.

I’ll continue to do what I do. People enjoy my honest rants toward the entertainment industry and I enjoy being real about stuff. It was an interesting discussion though. I don’t think my blogging will hurt my music at all, if you think about it. That will only help my music get bigger. Just wanted to think about what was best for my music.

This wasn’t the first time I did this. So I’m sure you’ll be thinking it was too predictable that I will be keeping the blog, but that’s okay. Thanks for the support and keep reading!

Kev

Some of you may know about my online wars against certain other bands and other people on the internet that should be nameless, but you’ll figure out who I’m referring to pretty quickly anyway. The feuds has been made public in either facebook or youtube. Have you ever wondered why I don’t mention these people who try to start stuff with me on this blog anymore? It’s because they don’t deserve the attention they get off of me. If I write about these people publicly by name, all it’s doing that it’s giving them even more attention that they don’t deserve. I may have written about them in the past, but I went through this blog and removed all the posts written about them. Never again, I’ll respond to people who want to start an online war with me. Responding to drama is a pretty childish thing to do really and it’s unprofessional for my music.

I want to be remembered for my music and my talent, not for my online wars with people. That stuff is not important to me. I know some would find this online feuding entertaining and funny, but I no longer want to be a part of it. I want my life to be as positive as possible. This is why you see me being positive on this blog and in facebook. I’m trying to do what’s best for my music. I’m trying to get my music back out there.

I know not everyone is going to like me. I know haters are gonna hate, but I vow to ignore all drama against me completely. I know I can be made fun of easily, but I can’t please everyone. I’m just being me. When other people decide to use the internet to bully me so they can get popular that way, they know they have no reason to do this stuff. The only reason people start the bullying is ’cause they find it entertaining, comedic, and they’re just bored people looking for things to laugh at.

If people want to use the internet to make fun of me, that’s fine. Let ’em do it all they want to. I’m staying out of it all ’cause I’m a better person than that. I know some of you know that I can be a target with anonymous trolls and other haters online, I just learn to be strong and be above it all. I learned to be a tough son of a bitch and learned to not let it all get to me. I continue to live a good life and prefer to keep it that way.

Like Bob Dylan once said to all of his critics, “I hope all those evil motherfuckers rot in hell”, I feel the same way to those trolls and haters. I try to make my internet world a positive one, the best I can and I think I’m doing a pretty good job.

Kev

As I said before, I know I’m not the greatest guitar player in the world. Other professional musicians have told me I’m pretty good and they said I know what I’m doing in music, but I’m not afraid to say that I still have a lot of work to do. I still have a lot of theory stuff to learn, still learning timing & rhythm patterns, and I need to train my ear better. All that stuff. I’m trying to learn to play more professionally, that’s my goal. I want to get better with my ear in music, ’cause I want to jam. I’m a huge fan of guitar solos and long 10 minute to 20 minute guitar jams, and that’s the kind of stuff I want to do when I get my own band. Not necessarily be a jam band, but a rock n’ roll band who loves to rock out. I kind of want the band to be similar to Led Zep or Hendrix but with my own style and sound. Someday I would like to start jamming with real musicians just so I can test out my skills and that’ll be great ear training that way.

When playing rock guitar, I don’t like to use too many effects. I just use overdrive, so I can have a little crunch. Have a natural rock sound, and not have too much distortion. You’ve heard me do it before. I like that old school 70’s rock sound ’cause I listen to a lot of 70’s classic rock. That’s where most of my playing influenced from. Yes, I do listen to newer and current music, but I am more of a classic rock guy more than anything. I don’t care to make party music or hit singles, I just make music, that’s it.

I will get a band going someday, when I’m ready. Whenever I say to people, I want to form a band, people either think I can’t do it or they just don’t care. Yet, they respect other bands and other talent more than my own music. I’ve been trying my very best to be accepted as an actual musician, and I believe I’m just about there. I just need to work a little harder.

I’m getting the hang of things too. Music theory isn’t that hard and ear training isn’t that hard either. The key to having a good ear in music is memorizing the sound of the notes in your head and to get better at it is sing along to every note you play on the guitar. Memorize that sound. It maybe hard to do at first but with practice you’ll get it. Recording your own chords and jamming leads over it helps too. I’m trying to become better at lead guitar. I do want to be a great lead guitar player someday that will melt people’s faces. That’s the kind of guitar player I want to be. And I will get there someday, trust me. I’m learning scales and all that stuff. It’s awesome learning guitar.

Kev

Some people may wonder why I like talking about the entertainment industry online, whether it will be movies, music, TV shows, wrestling, books, etc. Why I like to be opinionated and give my honest thoughts on stuff. Well, here’s the thing. I enjoy turning people on to the good stuff. I’ve had heard about people going to see a movie ’cause I reviewed it on this site and I’ve had people get interested in certain bands/artists that I like that I promote on here. People have also took some recommendations of books to read and TV shows to watch. I’m no professional critic or anything. It’s just a hobby, just something fun to do. I am finding out that a lot of people don’t understand the entertainment industry, so I use the blogs to give people insight on this stuff.

As for why I talk about professional wrestling all the time, it’s just my way of defending the business. Wrestling has always been disrespected by the public. Saying they’re a bunch of freaks in underwear all over each other, and people have hateful things to say about Vince McMahon and all that stuff. I’m just trying to get people to respect the wrestling business. Trying to get people to treat wrestling in a more positive direction.

Maybe I am a critic, but not a famous one and don’t get paid for it. I would like to become a professional critic someday and get paid for it, but it takes a college degree, I believe. I just like entertaining people locally, keep it local, but of course, people all around the world, and the US can be readers too! I do have readers from other states and other countries as well. This is why I continue to do what I do. I just want to inspire people to get into the good stuff, and it’s working too.

Instead of posting in other message boards and commenting in other blogs, this is why I have my own personal site. Just so I can have my own area to say whatever I please, without people getting their panties in a bunch about stuff. I can have my own freedom with my own place, which makes my online world much easier. I don’t use other sites to discuss the entertainment industry anymore ’cause people are too crazy. I enjoy having my own freedom right here.

Kev

I haven’t forgotten about the sad death of Horshack. I’ll do the obit on him tomorrow. “Welcome Back Kotter” was a good show though. I don’t watch too many sitcoms, but “Kotter” was one of the good ones. It’ll be up here soon.
Kev

Yes, I’ve been studying music theory pretty heavily. Why do I need to know this stuff? Basically, it would help my songwriting to a new level, help me become a better guitarist. It would also help me become a better improviser at lead guitar which is what I am trying to work on. Yes, it is possible to play guitar on a professional level and not know any music theory at all, but in my opinion, all musicians should know it. I need to learn this stuff ’cause it would help my home recording skills too. Plus, if I want to be accepted as an actual and true musician, that’s another reason to know this stuff. Other musicians WILL treat your talent with respect, if they see that they know what you’re doing and know your stuff.

Music theory is a piece of cake to learn. Not hard as some mistakenly thought it was. I want to come up with better guitar parts for my original songs, so music theory would help. Learning scales, modes, intervals, understanding key signatures, how chords work, triads, arpeggios, caged system, etc. It’ll help you become a better musician.

How much do you want to bet that many guitarists around this area don’t even know music theory at all, even though they try to make themselves look like professionals? I’m sure they don’t even got the names of the 7 modes memorized by heart like I do. It’s pretty important stuff. Once you become an expert at music theory and know a lot about it, that’s when you know you’re an actual musician. That’s my goal. Taking my time with the music theory stuff and not rushing to memorize it all, that way I can become good at it down the road.

Theory will make a difference in your guitar playing for sure.

Kev

In youtube, I’ve been watching various performances of Sharon’s “Love More”. The funny thing is, the woman plays the song differently at all of her performances. There are too many different versions of the song. Sometimes she plays the song with that weird looking organ instrument (don’t know what it’s called), sometimes she plays it with guitar and sometimes acepella. When she plays the song with guitar though, sometimes she uses different chords and uses different keys.

Which goes to show, this is another reason why I admire her so much. She never plays the song the same way twice live on stage. Most performers play the song the same exact way at every show, but I love performers when they play their original songs differently.

That’s where I come from at my own gigs. I never play an original song the same way twice. It’s called improvisation. Use your imagination. You don’t always have to play songs the same exact way that’s on the recording when you’re playing live. It’s makes things a lot more exciting that way, in my opinion. It’s one of the reasons why I loved Led Zeppelin too much ’cause they never played a song the same way twice. You let your fingers and your mind do the talking when playing on stage.

As for Sharon’s “Love More”, I’ll give my own take on it. While the song is pretty simple to play on guitar, the song is difficult to sing, so I’ll do my best. Practice makes perfect.

Kev