anyone can express themselves through sound, we all do it every day. which forms are considered "superior" are defined by the cultural/artistic elites, since those happen to be the forms they've dedicated their lives to mastering. those of us who haven't done this accept their version of what sounds good/bad because of some vague respect towards their dedication to these systems, and because we don't have their understanding of these systems in most cases we can't offer a critique as coherent as their justifications. i'm not saying that music is good or bad, and only famous people can tell the difference, i'm saying that music is not inherently good or bad, but relies on those with vested interest to bestow value upon it.
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