Aspiring Musicians?

Is he an aspiring musician?

I heard a radio commercial the other day, extolling the virtues of the electronics and audio store’s vast selection of headphones. “And for the aspiring musician on your list… we have the… blah blah blah.”

“Aspiring musician”…. that phrase gets tossed around a lot, but what does it mean? It seems to me that it’s something someone calls you if they don’t think you’re very successful at the moment. It’s almost offensive really. Somehow, the word “successful” has become implied when talking about musicians. As if to say, you’re not a musician, unless you’re a successful musician. But really, if you pick up an instrument and create a sequence of notes that pleases your ear… you’re a musician. Or if you open your mouth, and intentionally make a melodic sound, you’re a musician.

You could be aspiring to become more successful than you currently are, but with so many different possible definitions of success, maybe you already are a successful musician.

Don’t let people call you an aspiring musician, because you’re not. You either are a musician, or you aren’

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