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As they say, there's no business like show business.

No truer words were ever spoken about the entertainment industry.

I wanted to comment on what happened concerning the recent incident involving one of the JRR staff members (not the X Japan one...)...funny how I have to specify which incident I'm referring to as there seem to be several when it comes to them and JRR/EINSOF in general...as well as their blog post about it all.

To put it bluntly and to echo their words, it sucks that people refuse to let go of the past when they have changed a lot and they have to keep shaking off those cobwebs. It's 2008 already. People grow and change.

Traditionally, to be in the industry means to alienate the fans. Who has been running the industry until now and still continue to do so on a major level? Business people who have little to no interest in said industry. They walk around in their suits carrying their suitcases, sitting in VIP rooms and attending press conferences with no emotion.

There is a Japanese word for those that are press and media-related people: kankeisha. They are notorious for not showing any emotion to anything. Why? Because most of them don't care. They're just doing their job. It's become pretty much part of the etiquette.

But as it's been said, Jrock Revolution doesn't want to alienate the fans. Jrock Revolution is run by people who were publicly open fans!

Let me pull the key words out of that last sentence: were publicly open

The industry calls for professionalism. It's very difficult to get to know the fans on a personal level without crossing lines no matter how much you trust them. I know I personally hold back all the time from being as open and friendly and silly as I would be because I've become a public figure (however to a much much much smaller extent compared to a lot of other JRR staff) and I have to be careful of what I say. Holding back is not easy for everyone, however, whether it be due to the fact that they're blabber mouths (which is extremely unprofessional even for us) or simply because they're used to being totally honest and open about everything. If we're not careful, people will take advantage of it to slander and propagandize. Why would they do it? I wish I had an answer. To try to make a name for themselves? Because they have nothing better to do? Jealousy? Who knows?

In any case, I hope said JRR staffer can find the balance they're looking for. I just felt like adding on to what they said even though it was pretty much a lot of the same things.