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Originally Posted by Xenith
Do they come from the amount of listeners an artist has? Isn't the goal of a musician ultimately to get his vision and creations out to as many people as possible?
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Not necessarily.
As a fan of Norwegian Black Metal I can tell you that many in the scene are highly elitist and only want a select few to know about their jams.
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Then surely it must be based on technical skill?
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Again, not necessarily.
For example Kurt Cobain was a great transformative musician, but was a very mediocre guitar player. He managed to make up for his lack of technical skills with great song-writing.