7. I’m not that talented.
In my experience, most musicians I met have enough talent to do what they want to do musically (There are a few exceptions: classical orchestral pianist comes to mind). The problem is we have a hard time seeing the talent in ourselves, and easily recognize it in others.
The challenge for me as musician is to put aside the question of talent altogether, and instead focus on using what I have to maximum capacity. I can’t change my talent level. I can change my work ethic.
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