Bill Mitchell (@modalbluesky.bsky.social)

Prince is correct and music has suffered from this (and the rise of the DJ as a “musician” has not helped either -DJ’s are not musicians). www.musicradar.com/artists/ther...

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“There’s just one catch. The kid with the PC in the bedroom can’t play his instrument”: Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers “If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued https://www.musicradar.com/artists/theres-just-one-catch-the-kid-with-the-pc-in-the-bedroom-cant-play-his-instrument-back-in-1999-prince-offered-his-opinion-on-the-new-generation-of-daw-based-musicians-and-producers-bestof25