first of all, and I’m gonna be restrained – michael jackson’s musical “genius” is greatly overrated. he didn’t compose or produce. he didn’t write his own songs. He didn’t even choreograph his own dance pieces. michael jackson was a superlative performer – he was a star – a template upon which less marketable musicians fitted their craft. the fact that MJ – rest in peace – gets so much credit for it is a DEFECT of the audience. That’s why it’s so interesting that you mention the audience being an imperfect arbiter. The irony of you name checking quincy is that even quincy rode on michael for being overrated.

The word genius was never used in my post. You used it so I’ll let you debate its provenance with yourself.

my post does substantiate the guy with keys and fruity loops because music was never difficult to make. the barriers to entry to making music have always been cost – (instruction and instruments). the fact that music has become democratic has revealed the obvious – that music is within the reach of the masses and not the select few. and this bothers those who worship musicians as well as musicians who benefited from the notion that music is elite.

if 1% of the planet can make dope music – that’s still 70 MILLION dope musicians (assuming 7 billion on the planet). take half of that – and it’s 35 MILLION – and half of that…. you get the point.

i’m classically trained and most of the real “musical genius” you quote – including the artists you name check – are fundamentally unsound – i.e. simplistic repetitive bullshit. But here comes that audience (you and old heads like you in this instance) being the arbiter again.

so which one is it?? does the audience decide or doesn’t it?

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