You are so far off base that I shudder to understand your thought patterns.
In the 60's I was a roady for a few of the great San Francisco rock bands and even with the help of some of the most talented musicians alive, I could not be taught "talent". I was not then nor am I now ever going to play any instrument, even for my own pleasure. Sure, I could do the mechanical thing of moving fingers, but I have no rhythm, timing or understanding of what music is really about, technically.
Consider yourself lucky and enjoy the gift you have been given.
By the way, many of my professional musician friends have become bored with their primary instruments, too and moved on to more difficult ones like the pedal steel, sitar, etc. They travel the world listening to and learning from the local musicians, who play so differently from we westerners.
Is it normal to feel untalented?
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You are so far off base that I shudder to understand your thought patterns.
In the 60's I was a roady for a few of the great San Francisco rock bands and even with the help of some of the most talented musicians alive, I could not be taught "talent". I was not then nor am I now ever going to play any instrument, even for my own pleasure. Sure, I could do the mechanical thing of moving fingers, but I have no rhythm, timing or understanding of what music is really about, technically.
Consider yourself lucky and enjoy the gift you have been given.
By the way, many of my professional musician friends have become bored with their primary instruments, too and moved on to more difficult ones like the pedal steel, sitar, etc. They travel the world listening to and learning from the local musicians, who play so differently from we westerners.