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bradley13 ◴[29 Jun 25 06:30 UTC] No.44410764[source]▶

Few people should make a living with music, or indeed any other form of art. Art is a hobby.

Literally everyone is an artist, even if their art consists of bad doodles and singing in the shower. Sure, some people are more talented than that, but expecting to make a living with art? Nah...

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1. ringeryless ◴[29 Jun 25 10:54 UTC] No.44412049[source]▶

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is all art equal? is there no structure or history to art? is copying someone elses ideas the same as bringing new ideas to life? i contend that music is a discourse space where great minds show great structural concepts, and where minds with nothing to say merely regurgitate others ideas ad nauseum

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