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I honestly think that if your hypothetical drum circle band was serious about making it, they would. The music industry is not only sincerity to the band's little concept of what "real" music is, it's about getting it out there.
If you're sitting in a corner shaking your head at the world because you don't want to drop the hurdy-gurdy background noise, that's a different kind of sincerity. It's admirable, in a way, but of course you're not going to sell. If people tell you what they want, and you say, "No, I want to sell millions of records on my own terms," you're just being stubborn. Sonic Youth is a crossroads for music because it fell into that tiny area where they fit both categories. Hence, they're only mediocre in their fame. But usually, it doesn't work like that.
Talent is objective, but "good music" is not. Don't get the two confused.
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