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Originally Posted by jedward fever
actually record companies see talent in musicians thats why they have to practice more and get better.
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Hmm.
i suppose that might depend on what exactly they think 'talent' means. Attitude and enthusiasm and 'vision' can count for a lot when you look at a (possible) successful musician.
You might invest in an Elvis who was not exactly a great musician but was a big personality.
You might invest in a band who is 'not yet' that good at playing their instrument but you can see they will be. They are 'determined to it' and will practice.
But Gladwell does seem to have this right in 'Outliers' - Musicians are made from practice and not inherent talent.
I once had a neighbour who's song you absolutely have heard (even if your a kid now),
and,
you will see him at 'legends of rock' concerts or in 'rock halls of fame' etc.
In a recent interview he was asked where and how his most popular hit song came from.
He explained - "5000 hours of practice. We were a house band working night after night. We played and improved and kept repeating variations until one night everyone approved".
(im paraphrasing a little).
Oh.. yes, he will tell anyone he (and all of them) were TERRIBLE when they started playing.
That's not 'false humility' but he just blatantly explains they SUCKED and did for years.
By the time they exploded into the rock universe and were 'overnight successes' they had actually been playing together for thousands and thousands of hours.