If you are a band and you were about to click that little friend request button over on the left of the screen before you saw this blog then listen up.

I have been putting off the decision to block bands from adding me for as long as possible but the time has come and as of today unless you follow the directions below you will not be able to add me.

I know that this might seem harsh or like it is going against the whole idea of Myspace as the end all be all in musical social networking...but I am tired of receiving friend requests from bands that obviously haven't made any effort at all to find out anything about me or my music...or even if I would like their music. These bands seem to think that musical success = # of friends on myspace. If you have 500,000 friends on myspace and none of them can name a song you have written then what good is it? If you are a death metal band and you have randomly added thousands of people who like to listen to Simon and Garfunkle you have thousands of digital friends and NO fans. If you live in Indianapolis and send me messages telling me how you hope I can make it to your next gig...when I live on a different continent...you are wasting your time and mine. So as a favor to you...and me...these bands will not be allowed to add me on myspace.

IF YOU ARE A BAND AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ME...ASK YOUSELF THESE QUESTIONS.

1. DO I KNOW HIM PERSONALLY?
2. HAVE I BEEN TO ONE OF HIS SHOWS?
3. DO I OWN ANY OF HIS MUSIC OR HAVE I HEARD ANY OF HIS MUSIC BEFORE?
4. DID I APPRECIATE SAID MUSIC?
5. DO I REALLY THINK HE WILL LIKE MY MUSIC?

IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE THEN PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE AND I WILL ADD YOU AS A FRIEND.

 IF YOU ANSWERED NO TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS...WELL THEN WISE UP AND QUIT THIS STUPID MASS ADD CRAP OR STOP WAISTING EVERYONES TIME AND GET A DAY JOB.