running on empty but i know we can make it
i know its not very often when i will address issues in this journal, but something happened last night that i need to be vocal about in some way. i know a few people still read this so i might as well just post it. im also aware that some of the things discussed in here might be a little contradictory, nor should be issued by me. picture this coming from me 3-4 years ago instead of today.
certain things bothered me recently with a band. now i know exactly where i came from (not that im still not there, and never coming back to it either)...i know what its like to have my own band, and be excited about it. i remember what it was like to have a show and have fun taking myself a little serious about it. i also remember being humble (and still like to think i am) about it.
what i never remember doing is taking myself so seriously that i alienated people and friends. i dont remember bragging about myself or my band to an obscene extent. i dont remember having a problem hooking people up with t-shirts or cds when i knew they had helped me out in some way, should have one or that i would have been honored to see them wear one.
i am comparing specific people to how i remember myself being (it is all i have to base this off of)...and its also possible that i may be a little mistaken of how i used to be, or mistaken of how these people were really acting. the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. i remember feeling so lucky to get a show. whether or not people were there talking shit about my band or me. i still feel that way. i remember playing shows with bands much like the impression i was left with last night, and wanting to kill myself. maybe i should have.
the point of this whole post is to simply state:
1) cut the bullshit antics...dont take yourself seriously...you want to attract people to your shows, not make them regret leaving their house. you need more than looks to get people to listen to your band.
2) stop the hair tossing, off time clapping, and attempts to sound smarter than you really are...just plain annoying...
AND
3) keep the ratio of cameras much lower than the people who actually paid to get in...its embarassing and lame.
to be honest i dont know why i posted this much or in that manner. i didnt mean to come off as being "right" or "perfect", i am far from both. i am probably out of place for saying anything at all...hell i dont even really play my own music most of the time. i just wanted to state MY opinion in a free forum. i think i was just so upset and let down by the way my friends acted. im sorry, i mean no disrespect, just a little advice in the only way i really know how. upfront. honest. real.
i really do wish you all the best, but you are not "the shit"...and neither am i.
certain things bothered me recently with a band. now i know exactly where i came from (not that im still not there, and never coming back to it either)...i know what its like to have my own band, and be excited about it. i remember what it was like to have a show and have fun taking myself a little serious about it. i also remember being humble (and still like to think i am) about it.
what i never remember doing is taking myself so seriously that i alienated people and friends. i dont remember bragging about myself or my band to an obscene extent. i dont remember having a problem hooking people up with t-shirts or cds when i knew they had helped me out in some way, should have one or that i would have been honored to see them wear one.
i am comparing specific people to how i remember myself being (it is all i have to base this off of)...and its also possible that i may be a little mistaken of how i used to be, or mistaken of how these people were really acting. the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. i remember feeling so lucky to get a show. whether or not people were there talking shit about my band or me. i still feel that way. i remember playing shows with bands much like the impression i was left with last night, and wanting to kill myself. maybe i should have.
the point of this whole post is to simply state:
1) cut the bullshit antics...dont take yourself seriously...you want to attract people to your shows, not make them regret leaving their house. you need more than looks to get people to listen to your band.
2) stop the hair tossing, off time clapping, and attempts to sound smarter than you really are...just plain annoying...
AND
3) keep the ratio of cameras much lower than the people who actually paid to get in...its embarassing and lame.
to be honest i dont know why i posted this much or in that manner. i didnt mean to come off as being "right" or "perfect", i am far from both. i am probably out of place for saying anything at all...hell i dont even really play my own music most of the time. i just wanted to state MY opinion in a free forum. i think i was just so upset and let down by the way my friends acted. im sorry, i mean no disrespect, just a little advice in the only way i really know how. upfront. honest. real.
i really do wish you all the best, but you are not "the shit"...and neither am i.