O.k so today I get a call from a friend of mine who's on the fair board in the Northwest. This person tells me two bands not one but TWO bands in the local area are talking smack about  me just because I moved to nashville and don't have a record deal after a year and a half... Because in there opinion if I was "really talented" I would have a record deal, Be rich and famous and create world peace yadayadayada... WTF o.k so people!  Get real here! don't you realize the labels are broken? who wants to jump on a bandwagon thats broke? your gonna fall on your a** doing that.  Ohhhhhhh... but remember I was signed to Warner brothers and that was not a great experience. ( I'm still sore from that) so Why would I want to repeat it??? Im not stupid!!! and it seems really odd to me that people that arnt even in the game think they know how to plow through an industry that is full of land mines that even the most seasoned professional cant maneuver through. They are not here to see what goes on day to day. They don't have to witness there friends and colleagues being dropped right and left from record,publishing and development deals, and the heartbreak that goes on here continuously. I am a singer/songwriter for Sony ATV Tree, and I am proud to be making a living in a business that most people only dream about. Im not saying a record deal is a bad thing. Its just not the only answer.  I would hope that the singers and musicians in my home state would support me in that and not run me down... ( btw I know who you are I just have to say that)  This industry is failing because of the lack of respect for the arts and each other. Plain and simple.  People just a thought...where is the love?