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Old 07-07-2016, 01:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I can't comment on your Keith moon example. But i think if we call anyone who picks up an instrument a musician, it kind of demeans the word. And my definition of the word musician doesn't inherently mean they're good. It simply means they are creating music with an understanding of theory. Just because you understand theory doesn't mean you automatically make good music.
That's not what I said. Anyone who plays music on an instrument is a musician. It only demeans the word if you put the concept of a musician on a double standard-y pedestal like I mentioned earlier. Also, your faith in theory suggests that you're not a musician because there's quite a bit more to music than that.
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