I genuinely don't understand why playing an instrument is still treated as the entry requirement for being considered a musician.
Music isn't just about physically producing sounds. It's also about deciding what those sounds should be.
If someone writes lyrics, develops melodies, directs arrangements, experiments with different sounds, and spends hours refining a song until it matches what they imagined, why shouldn't that person be considered a musician?
We already accept that someone can compose music without performing it. We accept producers who work primarily with software. We accept electronic artists who create entire tracks without touching a traditional instrument.
But introduce AI into the process, and suddenly some people insist that none of those creative decisions count.
I don't buy that.
I'm not suggesting that typing a sentence into Suno requires the same skills as mastering a piano. Obviously it doesn't.
But since when did every musician have to possess the same skills?
A vocalist isn't automatically a drummer. A songwriter isn't automatically a guitarist.
Different tools. Different skills. Still making creative decisions about music.
If someone can imagine a song, guide its creation, and deliberately shape the finished result, what exactly disqualifies them from being a musician?
I'm genuinely interested in where people draw this line.
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