Can you be a music lover if you don't play an instrument?

Shrar · 08-04-2009, 12:05 PM

confession time, I'm 18 and i still have yet to seriously learn to play an instrument. growing up, my brother played guitar and in my quest to be absolutely nothing like him, i (regretfully) didnt

i've just been thinking how shallow (for lack of a better word) that must make my appreciation of music, never experiencing the time and effort and blood and sweat involved in producing a song

are people who dont play even worthy of listening?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-04-2009, 12:15 PM

Don't learn one.

You'll just turn into a boring muso that hero worships rubbish music made by people like Steve Vai & Les Claypool.

Charlemagne · 08-04-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Don't learn one.

You'll just turn into a boring muso that hero worships rubbish music made by people like Steve Vai & Les Claypool.

Agreed. I don't play an instrument either, just listen to music and love it, you don't have to be obsessed about the technical part of it.

Davey Moore · 08-14-2009, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Don't learn one.

You'll just turn into a boring muso that hero worships rubbish music made by people like Steve Vai & Les Claypool.

This.

Even though I play guitar, I do it so horribly that I don't give a sh*t about how good musicians they are. It's all about the end result, baby.

GuitarBizarre · 08-14-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey Moore

This.

Even though I play guitar, I do it so horribly that I don't give a sh*t about how good musicians they are. It's all about the end result, baby.

I disagree with you completely. If you're going to do something, do it well. Being crap at something just because you think being good at something makes it worthless, is idiotic.

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mr dave · 08-14-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I disagree with you completely. If you're going to do something, do it well. Being crap at something just because you think being good at something makes it worthless, is idiotic.

but but but... if you INTEND to never be good then no one can ever call you crappy.

GuitarBizarre · 08-14-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

but but but... if you INTEND to never be good then no one can ever call you crappy.

I can. I just did. :P

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Antonio · 08-04-2009, 12:28 PM

it's ok, you're worthy, but idk, i found it was easier to get more compositionally based music like jazz after learning guitar because it was easier to follow the players solos and parts when i knew what they were building it on. so idk, i guess it'd help you get music a little more if you did. not saying you have to, though. hell if you can still understand that kind of stuff sans instrument, then more power to you.

but that's just me.

Shrar · 08-04-2009, 12:37 PM

when i learned how to "read a book" in english class (ie, look for character development, religious references, why the author used the word "the" instead of "it", etc) it totally ruined the act of reading for me

maybe when you learn the technicalities of playing you lose the love of wild sound in the same way

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 08-06-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Shrar

when i learned how to "read a book" in english class (ie, look for character development, religious references, why the author used the word "the" instead of "it", etc) it totally ruined the act of reading for me

maybe when you learn the technicalities of playing you lose the love of wild sound in the same way

Not al all. Making music doesn't really alter my perception of other people's music. I just do it because I love music and it's a great feeling to bring something forth that previously wasn't there.

Just don't take playing an instrument too seriously. I know alot of guys who are full of themselves and refuse to listen to any music where "the guitar part is too easy". So basically if you go about it in a humble way you won't have any problems. At least from my perspective.

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Shrar Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 5	Can you be a music lover if you don't play an instrument? confession time, I'm 18 and i still have yet to seriously learn to play an instrument. growing up, my brother played guitar and in my quest to be absolutely nothing like him, i (regretfully) didnt i've just been thinking how shallow (for lack of a better word) that must make my appreciation of music, never experiencing the time and effort and blood and sweat involved in producing a song are people who dont play even worthy of listening? __________________ actually, Mum, I wouldnt use that particular can of whipped cream if I were you... oh, no reason.

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Shrar Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 5	when i learned how to "read a book" in english class (ie, look for character development, religious references, why the author used the word "the" instead of "it", etc) it totally ruined the act of reading for me maybe when you learn the technicalities of playing you lose the love of wild sound in the same way __________________ actually, Mum, I wouldnt use that particular can of whipped cream if I were you... oh, no reason.