[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by SocietyIsRuined

Nothing really but more belief in what she can do instead of negativity. If most of the kids today picked up a guitar instead of a Xbox or Playstation then they would find out they have talent. Too much work I know but there's always hope.

dont take it so seriously.

and playstation rocks.

[SocietyIsRuined]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

dont take it so seriously.

and playstation rocks.

Playstation is good and so is Xbox but trust me the feeling of listening to a song for the early stages of your life and then being able to play it note for note is beyond belief. Nevermind being able to go up on stage and play the song.

All I am saying is I do not find anything remotely funny about some woman who has a defeatist attitude regarding something she sets about trying to learn.

If we all did that then we should just pull the plug on life itself. Around 97% of musicians are terrible when we start out. That's the beauty of it, the more you practice the more you learn.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by SocietyIsRuined

Playstation is good and so is Xbox but trust me the feeling of listening to a song for the early stages of your life and then being able to play it note for note is beyond belief. Nevermind being able to go up on stage and play the song.

All I am saying is I do not find anything remotely funny about some woman who has a defeatist attitude regarding something she sets about trying to learn.

If we all did that then we should just pull the plug on life itself. Around 97% of musicians are terrible when we start out. That's the beauty of it, the more you practice the more you learn.

actually record companies see talent in musicians thats why they have to practice more and get better.

[ElProximo]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

actually record companies see talent in musicians thats why they have to practice more and get better.

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.