Sometimes I get a few people saying that my music should get the recognition it deserves. Keep going forward. Making a lot more fans. Playing a lot more venues. Things like that. Could my music get as far as to the point where the indie labels would be interested in me? I don’t know. Maybe. If I don’t get that far, that’s okay with me. I’ll just continue to do what I do. Making music and writing songs. It is flattering that a few people out there think of my music this way. On how, some think my music deserves a bigger career. I’m just not worried about it.

The best thing I can say is, that I’ll just keep writing. Write, write, write, and write. If I keep writing songs, then who knows. Maybe my music will one day explode in the music scene or even in the industry. I’m always trying to figure out ways on how to write that great song, and I believe I am slowly improving, in my songwriting.

While I do agree that music should be for myself, and not pleasing everybody, I still hope that my songs do get discovered and get heard. I don’t think I’ll ever get as big as EBJ/Sean Rowe/Phantogram, but ya never know, I could, if I decide to move this music thing forward. For now, I just look at music as a hobby kind of thing. Not a career. I just write music for the love of it. If I wanted to get that big, I better perfect my craft in the songwriting, which is what I’ve been trying to do for the last 18 years I’ve been playing music. This is part of why I have decided to try and write more slow ballads/folk songs, hoping that genre will catch more listeners ears. One thing to remind you about though, guys, is that I’ve always written slow ballads and original folk songs: “Back to Running”, “Secret of Mine”, “The Crash”, etc.

I’m really am trying hard to write great songs. I do get songwriting and recording tips from other musicians, that I can appreciate. Like I said, I’ll just keep making music and see what happens. If a big career doesn’t happen at all, I’ll just continue to enjoy life and do my thing. If a music career don’t happen at all, I’ll just continue to make music for you guys. I better write music soon instead of talking about it, and don’t worry, I’ve been coming up with a lot of great ideas musically. Stay tuned.

Kev

Every time an old performance of mine surfaces youtube or things like that, my songs still get good responses from my supporters. It’s a pretty amazing feeling, in fact, which is why I’m honored and humbled, that people still enjoy my music to this day. As I said once before, it may not seem like I have a fan following, but I really do. The more people support my music, the more it makes me want to get back out there. It is also the reason, I decided not to ignore my older songs.

I’m hoping to get back out gigging again this year, maybe book a few gigs for the Spring and Summer. I should have no problem getting gigs again. All I have to do is contact a band or artist if they need any openers or I can just contact a venue myself.

As long as I still have people that support my music, I should still do it for them.

I would like to make an album, by recording in the studio and releasing a CD, but that would be a big project, and I’m actually taking kickstarter into a consideration. Who knows? Maybe it’ll actually work. Thinking about it for now, doesn’t mean I’ll do kickstarter, yet. I’ll have to learn more about it first.

I would love to gig all over the place, constantly but since I don’t have my own transportation, and don’t drive, that what makes it tough. I’m looking into getting my license this year too. Gotta get a job to save for a car and stuff.

Maybe people really do respect my music after all. It’s really hard to tell whether people do or not. You just never know. That’s why you need to let the music speak on it’s own. If I don’t get recognized for my music at all, I don’t care. As long as people support my music, that’s all that should matter. I’ll continue to play for them, the fans.

That’s what all musicians and bands should be concentrating on, the fans that support them. Not worrying about the haters and doubters. No matter how many people dislike your music or if they doubt you constantly, you WILL have supportive people who will be kind enough to support your music. That you should be thankful for.

Kev

Ya know, after thinking about it a while, I probably won’t forget my older songs and will still play them at the gigs. I’ve learned that if you want to get your songs known and get even more listeners you need to keep playing your older hits at the shows. That’s what all bands and singer/songwriters do. They all may get tired and bored as hell playing the same songs at every show for at least 10 years or more, but they have to keep playing their hits, ’cause that’s what fans want to hear at the concerts. Same thing, I must do, I guess. I will still write a bunch of new songs, however, I’ll just play a few of my classics in my future gigs if I ever get back out there. I guess, I will still play my older classics at the future gigs, ’cause I know the older songs will probably get requested by the long time listeners of mine. I guess, I gotta play a mix of old songs and new songs at the shows. If you keep playing your older songs at the gigs, who knows, maybe those songs will become big hits online in the future and those songs could go viral if you keep playing them. It maybe boring playing the same songs at every show, but it’s worth it to make your long time die hards, happy. I still have some people that still enjoy my older songs. I’m proud of them myself.

If you’re tired of playing the same songs at every show, that’s why you got to play your songs differently at every show, to make things interesting.  That’s what Led Zeppelin and Hendrix have always done.

As long as your classic songs, made you successful, you need to give those classics the respect and show people how those songs made you successful. Well those classic songs, “Evil Fred”, “Mr. Tough Guy”, “Time Bomb”, “Back To Running”, “Secret of Mine”, “The Dark War”, “Nightmare Has Begun Today”, etc. They may not seem like classic songs to you, but they are to me. I’ve had those songs for more than several years, and been playing them at the gigs ever since.

I gotta write new material, though, and am gonna work on new music this Spring/Summer, for sure. I want to try to write at least 20 songs or a little more. Maybe up to 50 songs if I get inspired. I’ll just pick the best material to put out there publicly. I gotta get back into this.

Kev