Is it normal to be a musician, but hate music and find music-lovers stupid?

I make money on the side from selling music, but I can't stand making or even listening to music. Aside from when I'm making it, I hardly ever listen to music and when I do I feel as if I'm forcing it.

I know people go through periods of not liking music, but for me this is something that has been building for years and more and more I am beginning to find music stupid and annoying.

I also feel like you have to be stupid to enjoy music sometimes, and that it's a childish thing to enjoy. When I see people who enjoy music, I find them immature and patetic. Especially adults.

Does anyone else feel like this and is it normal? Sometimes I feel like it's a positive thing, sometimes I feel like it's a dark and negative thing.

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  • anti-hero

    Listen to music that isn't shit.

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  • QuitePossiblyInsane

    When a form of art becomes a job, you can begin to loathe it. I'm sure this is easier said than done, but...quit. Stop making music, and do something else. Even when you feel you must make more, don't. Resist until the urge to create is so strong, it takes hold of you, and creates itself. Then, mayhaps, you will have a piece you can truly identify with, that you will not detest, and it will allow you to appreciate the masterpieces of other musicians.

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  • Wendell

    I'm a musician. Sometimes I think non musicians could never understand music the way I do so I'm kinda like "you can never truly appreciate that song like I can!" Maybe that's it?

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  • "Sometimes I feel like it's a positive thing, sometimes I feel like it's a dark and negative thing."

    It's a retarded thing.

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  • I a musician too and I can get tired of hearing the same song or certain types of music because I work on it all the time. Im thinking your bored of what you are doing. My advise is to try doing something new. Make some music that is different than your usual stuff and always make stuff you like. If your making music that other people request its not always as fun. Being a musician is all about creativity, and if you arent expressing yourself then you will lose the pleasure of being a musician. Its happened to me many times. I always get out of it though by using my creativity to make new stuff. Last year I spent all year not wanting to do music. Musicians get writters block too.

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  • missy18

    you obviously don't know of the highly intelligent musicians out there

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  • Zippy

    Honestly, that's pretty weird. If you don't like music then that's fine, I went through a long period like that actually, but it seems strange to think less of people who enjoy music. Why should we be "pathetic" or "childish" for enjoying a form of art that makes us feel good? But I guess you have your reasons for feeling this way. Maybe it seems kind of frivolous?

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    • NeuroNeptunian

      This.

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  • lalaaa

    You think lady gaga likes her music? I think making music for silly people that like it is a great job :-)

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  • ashark411

    Let me ask you this; If you were an electrician and someone asked you questions while you were on your break or asked you to come over and look at their heater on your off time would it bother you? I think its completely normal that you feel that way! You've worked with music your whole life and now it might be time to do something different if its that much of a bother. Also music these days are horrible!

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    • jeebley

      ...so you're saying I should become an electrician?

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  • justsomekidfromcanada

    I bet you're a total dick in real life

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  • AssBurgers

    You sound like a D-Bag.

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  • Listen to binaural beats

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  • Allistalla

    you do ?

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  • Led zepplin ? :) queen ? deep purple ? live ? pink floyd ? cunt motherfvcking piece of shi* for not knowing em......

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