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Originally Posted by V
That couldn't be further from the truth. I know two violinists in the ESO. Fantastic musicians.
I learned guitar last year, and have written an album this year.
I would not call myself the serious musician of the group. No one would.
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I think our definition of serious musician is far different. Chances are neither of you would be "celebrated". You, however, as someone who creates original work is more of an artist to me, than those two violinists you know. Now, their musical skill might eclipse your artistry but if you keep making your own original work while they only focus on perfecting the skill required to play other peoples work, you could surpass them quite easily.
Kind of similar to how purely technical guitarists like bumblefoot pick up a lot of slack for their own original work being terrible, while their skill is unmatched.
Mastering an instrument is far different than songwriting. One is also FAAAAR easier to teach than the other. Practice enough and you can learn to play anything. Songwriting on the other hand is quite difficult to teach.