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Originally Posted by Black Francis
idk, paid musicians? studio musicians?
all im saying to me a musician is more than just someone who can play an instrument or read music..
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A musician is someone who plays music. We are all musicians. Some better than others.
But what about instrumental music? Those songs can certainly still have a message.... right?
If you agree with that, then you can agree that the musicians who aren't singing have an input into the group's message as well. Elton John didn't write lyrics, but he wrote damn good songs.
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Originally Posted by Black Francis
maybe i misunderstood the main point in doing music, but isn't it to create you're own compositions?
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Part of being in a group is to share. A band is a group, not a singer with paid arms standing behind him. They all create the composition. Even if the singer came in with all the parts already recorded and asked the group to play it, each person is going to interpret the music a little differently which gives it their own sound. Ergo, they all end up having their own input onto the final composition.
Also, the main point of "doing music" is to enjoy music, not being original.