For a long while, I’ve been trying to figure out other singing styles ’cause I just didn’t want to sing clearly all the time. Singing clearly all the time can be a bit boring and I wanted to discover new singing techniques like singing with a little grit, distortion, maybe a little growling and I want to learn how to scream too. Doing those singing techniques aren’t really all that hard to do. In order to sing like a hard rock and metal singer is that Melissa Cross said on “Zen of Screaming” DVD set is that you need to learn how to sing regularly first, though. Meaning you have to  learn how to sing clearly first before you start singing with grit, growling and screaming. Also, gotta learn how to breathe well and all that stuff. Learn how to maintain your throat and take good care of it.

Yeah, I want to learn how to sing like a rock & metal singer. That’s the goal and I’m working my way there. I’m tired of singing acoustic folk music and want to switch to heavier rock n’ roll finally, ya know? I’m a rock n’ roll guy, always has been. I love metal too, though. I want to be able to finally make full band rock n’ roll music and I’m working very hard to make my dream come true. I want to make full band rock songs: heavy guitars, loud drums and bass. I’m also still working on my lead guitar playing ’cause I want to play face melting guitar solos over my songs too.

Some people out there make the mistake that your singing voice stops improving as you get older, but I disagree. Don’t listen to them. I’m 40 years old and noticing a major improvement in my voice, and my singing has gotten more stronger lately. There are famous singers in the industry who are over 50 years old and they still sing very well… singers such as Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, James Hetfield of Metallica, Ozzy still sings well, Steven Tyler still has a strong voice after all these years and many more to name. It’s definitely possible to still have a killer singing voice even when you’re aging. It is possible that I can go from Baritone/bass range to Tenor and I’m that close to getting there too. Just gotta work and practice harder.

I’m not trying to sound like a narcissist or anything, but I’m trying all I can to become a good singer. I want to improve and get better. Sing a little more professionally.

Kev

I see people every day complaining about evil and toxic people in their lives. You see people in facebook complaining about how they don’t like getting drama and negativity in their lives. Well, I hear you all ’cause I’m pretty much in the same boat. I too have dealt with evil and toxic people who always seems to be in a desperate attempt to ruin my life.

This article came up in my FB newsfeed earlier today and it’s interesting. Yep, when dealing with toxic people this article explains the 12 signs on how to spot them.

http://soultype.org/12-signs-that-you-are-dealing-with-an-evil-person/

Yes, there are people who refuses to accept the truth. Ya know, people who are always denying reality. I know the feeling ’cause I’ve dealt with people like that too. You try your best to tell the truth and people just can’t accept it. Then they start arguing all of a sudden.

Yes, there are plenty of pathological liars out there and I’ve dealt with plenty of those too. People will do anything to make themselves look good even if it means lying.

There are also plenty of those who shows no remorse after they have treated you badly. You get no “apology” from them and they don’t make amends with you, no nothing. Crazy, I know! After people treat you horribly, they just go about their lives enjoying themselves acting like their feud with you never happened.

I also like No. 11 on that list “living double lives” ’cause there are many out there that do that. There are so many fake people out there, it’s crazy. Some people pretend they have good things going on in their lives when in reality, they don’t have fuckin’ shit.

It also seems that the only reason you get a lot of haters and drama queens in your life is when you have good things going on. I also agree with that article that they seem to back off on ya when things aren’t going good for ya.

It’s really nuts how people out there wants to see you fail at life instead of being proud of you being happy and doing what you want to do in life to become successful. Instead, they act all jealous and bitter. What’s going on with people and society nowadays? So much drama and negativity!

Ya know… when you want to live a successful lifestyle expect a lot of haters. You want to have a good job/career, a good family and all that stuff… you’ll get a lot of jealous haters and control freaks coming after you.

I agree with what the article said at the end of it… you gotta learn to be aware of who you surround yourself with. Don’t be afraid to get toxic people out of your life ’cause I’ve been doing just that lately and it feels real good, trust me. Like the article said, you gotta learn to love yourself in order to get away from evil/toxic people. You can enjoy life much easier when you eliminate evil/toxic people. Yeah, a lot of people out there suck and people are getting wacked nowadays. Just be yourself and fuck the rest.

Kev.

There’s nothing wrong with liking your own music. There’s nothing wrong with being proud of the music you make. Is it a good idea to publicly express that you think your music is really good? I see this all the time with bands and artists in the local music community. Musicians thinking they’re playing is so good and saying that the music they make is good. It’s cool to think that your music is good, but it’s a pretty good idea to keep that thought to yourself.

When it comes to my own music, I’ve always tried my best to stay humble about it. It’s always the best idea to let your listeners decide whether your music is good or not, you don’t decide that for yourself. Ya know, just let the music speak on it’s own is what I’m trying to get at here. It’s really simple to understand.

Too many bands nowadays always going off about how good their music is. Well, if you’re one of the ones who are like that then chances are, your music probably isn’t all that good. It used to be looked at as a bad thing to think your own music is good, but somehow thinking your own music is good and liking it has become more accepted.

To be honest, I don’t think my own music is all that great. I just do what I do. Just play music and rock out. I just write songs that come out of me and many of them just happen. If other people like my songs then that’s great! If other people don’t like my songs then that’s fine too. I also think compliments about my music is a little uncomfortable, honestly and there are too many bands that love getting compliments toward their music. I just want to play and write songs.

There are too many bands out there that write music for themselves and many of them listen to their own music. Not me. I don’t listen to my own music for my own enjoyment. The only time I’ll listen to my own songs is when I forget lyrics or if I forget guitar parts, and I’ll go back to try to figure them out. That’s about it. I just write and record my songs and never go back to them. I never felt comfortable hearing my own singing voice.

I’m tired of hearing bands saying stuff like, “Our album is really good and our fans are gonna dig it”. I’ve heard bands say much worse things than that. Bands are so egotistical and arrogant about their music nowadays, it’s crazy.

No need to take yourself so serious. All I do is just write music, put them out there and see what happens.

Speaking of writing original music, I gotta get back into songwriting again soon and I will. I’ve been messing with some guitar riffs here and there. I’m itching to get new material out.

Kev