Has anyone here been invited to Drummer Live or the MD festival etc.... because of their skills on the set or because of the music you have put out there or on here? I don't believe so... I truly believe that some of you really are just satisfied with people on the board telling you your nice and swelling your head to the point where you feel like you can just come out and talk sideways about the guys out here who most of us aspire to be like. Is it because you haven't been put on a major gig yet? I dunno... but until the rest of the world has had a chance to hear you and not just LGM or your home city then i really would watch how you critique other musicians especially those who are actually recognized and are out and about doing their thing rockin arenas while we are home watching them.
First and foremost...
...I'm an entrepreneur. I own my own business, and I'm doing quite well for myself, despite the economic woes we are facing in the United States. I love music as much as anyone, but I made a vow to myself, that I would not rely on it to make a living. I don't believe in playing shallow music, and I feel disgusted at the thought of having too.
Believe it or not, it's not every musicians dream to become a household name, and be apart of sellout tours. If that's what you desire, then that's cool. However, I think it's pretty narrow-minded to assume that every musician that's not on the road, is somehow envious of the musicians that are. Music has been commercialized to the point that the spiritual aspect of it has become all but non-existant, except but by the few that refuse to stay true to what they feel music is really about.
While I can respect those who are apart of the music industry, I have no interest in the modern commercialization of music. That's why everything I listen to is obscure, and likely unknown by the masses. Those artists are the ones that I prefer to connect with, and play with. You don't see us selling out Madison Square Garden, but we still are relevant to the few who have an interest in what we do.