Never forget where you came from…

I will never understand why there are so many “famous” bands, people, labels, etc.. that have forgotten where they came from. It seems to me that it’s only gotten worse since I was a teenager just going to as many shows as I could scrape enough money to get to. People where more humble and thankful to the fans who put them where they are today. Don’t get me wrong, I have met some amazing people over the years who still show gratitude to the very people who indeed pay their salaries, but there are too many that still have a gall to treat their fans like utter and total shit..

Condescension. It’s not just the bands.. FireWalk is working on trying to get more interviews with the bands we love. Fans are always interested in getting a glimpse into their favorite musicians minds. It seems that after all we have done, we still get talked down to because we’re not Blabbermouth or BWBK. The fact of the matter is we have had to “start over” multiple times for a number of different reasons, one big one being my problems with Crohn’s Disease. I guess because we tried so many different things and put our souls into what we do, it frustrates me to no end to get some of the responses I have gotten from labels. The crazy thing is the band in question told me they see no issues with doing an interview and unfortunately I have to go through the label and now it’s a matter of whether their press people think we are important enough to waste their time.I’m sure this woman (said press manager) started out street teaming in the trenches just like all the rest of us..

I guess I just needed to get that off my chest.. Never forget where you came from, because when you aren’t big and famous anymore you’ll have no one if you continue to treat people like dirt. When you need someone’s help or just need a chance to do what is in your heart to do, no one will be there.

I’m adding a video of Jeff Loomis from our youtube channel. Jeff is one of the most down to earth, humble, wonderful people I have met in this metal scene. Amazingly talented and just an all around nice guy, Hats off to you Jeff, never stop being you!!