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Originally Posted by atari 2600
Well, in most societies, one thing and one thing only tends to classify one as a true professional musician. If one has been paid for the musical work they do, then it is then generally accepted that they are a musician. That is the primary criterion.
Okay, I really got to get going now.
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By your criteria I'm a professional musician. So is, by my reckoning, Everyneurotic, Atsonicpark, Sherrif Rhys Chatham and Savage Clone... doubtless countless others. Doesn't stop my audiences walking out in less than 10 minutes, and doesn't make me a better musician than my mate Andy who's a fucking genius who's never been paid to play live (and, more importantly, doesn't care). Perhaps most importantly of all, it doesn't make me a worthwhile or valid artist just because I can twat a bit of wood and have the temerity to ask for money for it.