Why can't I be a musical genius?

It sounds like your dreams are telling yourself not to give up. It takes a while before you can finally be happy with your music. Even the greatest musicians to live, like Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, many were very very self-conscious about their music. Don't give up. Your dreams prove that you have the talent and drive to do it.

What kind of music do you like to write?

Solieri is the patron saint of mediocrities everywhere. Pray to him.

Just kidding. But seriously, we can't all be Mozarts.

“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To them… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create — so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, their very breath is cut off… They must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency they are not really alive unless they are creating.” - Pearl Buck

Wow, fantastic advice. You are a saint among men. Keep spreading your words of wisdom for all to learn and prosper.

Seriously though, OP, negative thinking like this is the reason we are not all Mozart's.

Rock on dude - like I said do not give up for anything, EVER. I'm a fellow musician, I know what it's like, it takes a lot of courage and self-confidence.

Maybe you're not on the right instrument. Maybe you're not in the right genre. It took me a long time before I became comfortable with the music I make, and I still don't LIKE it. Keep trying and never give up. If guitar doesn't work for you, try bass, if that don't work, try keys, just keep trying until you find your groove.

Hehehe, awesome movie. Poor Salieri, the epitome of envy.

If you have a dream in life, You can achieve that dream.. Believe in yourself.. Powerful stuff..

You guys are great. Thanks for encouraging me. I send it right back to you. May we all bring out the beautiful music that lies within!

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write great stories. keep it simple. Even crap voices can be great. Neil Young, Bob Dylan, even Eddie Vedder is way off key often. PAul Kelly above is an aussie great, distinguished by voice and simple stories

Musical geniuses are born, not made. If you were one, you would have been creating music and driven to play instruments from about the age of 1 1/2 to 2 years old, and the drive would have become stronger and stronger.

You can however, take lessons and learn to be a good musician. It takes hours of work per day to pull that off.

So, if you are up to it, and you really want it, you will sign up for classes, and practice hours a day.

Just play what you feel. Thank you for being you.

how long have you been at it?

musical genius takes many years of application .

if your brain hears it then its the kinetic interface between yourself and your instrument that you need to develop.

the maestros practice ten hours a day for many years. some stories of their development are available if you look.

despite popular myth, they aren't born with the talent,(savants aside) some just want it more than others.

I've been playing guitar for about 12 years. But I started when I was 18, so I probably missed my window of opportunity for developing a solid musical intuition.

I really admire those who have worked their asses off to produce beautiful music. It certainly seems to come at a price. I'm not saying that I want to obtain anything without sacrifice. All I'm saying is that I believe everyone has the capacity to create beautiful music. It can be something as simple as humming your own tune. When I create music, I typically feel like something is missing. It seems incomplete to me. Perhaps I should share it more with others. But, then again, it makes me question why I want to create music in the first place. Is it to gain attention and approval from others? Or is it to make something first and foremost that is amazing to me and only me?