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Originally Posted by porkmarras
Why someone who writes their own song has to be necessarily more credible than someone who doesn't?Where's that rule written and who has written it?
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Ah, you've just addressed rock fallacy #27. To which my favourite counter is that classical musicians, professional ones, are all, with very, very, VERY few exceptions, better musicians than anything pop or rock has produced, and none of them play their own music.
Also, credibility is a non-sequiter. More important is content and delivery. Ramones are 'credible'. Paris isn't (I'll concede that much). Ramones wrote a series of brilliant pop songs. Paris hasn't. Ramones pop songs weren't terribly sophisticated. By comparison, Paris' are. Stars are Blind is a brilliant song. Sheena is a punk rocker is a brilliant song. Neither are great for their construction or crediblity, but because of their delivery.
I wonder if Architects ever have this debate? "Yeah, but the builders didn't design the building. It's an ok building, but anyone could've made it if they had enough money. I prefer my building DIY. It might fall apart, but at least it's credible".