If I had the innate talent to sing AND play I would be above the line more than below but I do not, so I am mostly a below the line kind of guy. Playing Irish fiddle is every bit as hard as Bach, if not harder. I can do only one thing at a time. There are a few exceptions like chewing gum and walking. An unattractive voice with heart is certainly effective but I am too embarrassed to go there. Dylan had neither an effective or heartfelt voice but wrote damn good songs. Would I trade a so called 6th sense for full musical skills? There are days I would. You could say I am stupid but there are other things that redeem my existence. I could, like some others, grow my ear hair, pull my pants up to my armpits and complain about the government full time in Florida. Guys like that seem surprised that there are people different from them. I have an answer for them - the gift of tolerance amidst the work that needs to be done to evolve world culture. The simple reason why some people are continually combative is not because they are bullies, It is because they were once VICTIMS with great suffering. Coming to terms with that is something we would all wish they successfully do.
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