Originally Posted by Mike Dunbar
It all comes down to taste. Talent? What good is fast hands and a good ear if nobody likes your stuff? Is B.B. King a less talented guitar player than Steve Vai? I guess you could say so. Is Steve Vai better? Because he's faster? Or is talent some innate ability to sound "good?" To whom?






Threads still alive smile Then lets have more fun..

Love your posts Mike D on the money..
Still part of the point Jim was making has nothing to do with
guys like BB King or Steve Via They are not on TV & Radio 24/7
Actually they never were lol..

We are really talking about POP music. Popular Music from Glen Miller to Lil Wayne

Somebody here I think Mike Z said if there was a scanner or machine that could determine talent...

The thing with music is that it's VERY VERY subjective!

Take it's skill & business concept and switch it to a simple sport like BOXING. Now it's No More Subjective...

There's your scanner, In boxing the less talented get eaten up. They also get judged by professional judges,
They do not get rich & famous, they get knocked out, disabled and sometimes killed.

That is not a debate, opinion, tastes, kids, industry, radio blah blah.. smile It's flat out truth.

Your a FIGHTER so your fighting abilities are ALL that matters.

If the music business were a boxing match and your MUSICAL abilities were all that mattered. Then Jim would have his perfect music industry smile

Here's your first fight,,, lol
Shakira would dance around and sing and look great for a round and half then Joni Mitchell would knock her unconscious and she would NEVER come back. Because it doesn't HURT to keep believing your the bomb in the music industry.

Music used to be like boxing in a way in the fact that when artist like Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Queen, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Eagles, Chicago, The Bee Gees,Michael Jackson etc... etc.. were on the radio 24/7 WE had NO CHANCE! If they were in line in front of you to get into this business you would get off the line and go home.

So if you are in fact trying to get into the business today be glad there is nobody with anywhere near the level of talent I mentioned above. NOBODY!
I'm happy about that, nobody on the radio today I mean nobody scares or intimidates me...
But now it's a a flood gate,numbers to overcome instead of monster talent to compete with. Same game though!

Do you know your own weakness?
Hey what round would you make it to if music was like boxing? smile

Thanks!
Peace Mike
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