Songwriting and skill at playing an instrument are only loosely related. Plenty of songwriters can't play well, and plenty of technically proficient musicians can't write well. I'd rather hear a good song played sloppily, or sequenced and not "played" at all, than some turgid jazz or speed metal show-off creating intricate but ultimately masturbatory compositions lacking impactful emotive components.
Can I recognize amazing musicianship? Certainly, especially vocalists, as a great singer can elevate a song from decent to amazing. Yet if the core of what they are performing is hollow, it doesn't matter how well it is performed.
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Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.
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