People always say this about the Beatles but it’s fucking ridiculous. I’m a musician and have spent a lot of my life around musicians including very very famous

People always say this about the Beatles but it’s fucking ridiculous. I’m a musician and have spent a lot of my life around musicians including very very famous ones and including ones who are very famous now but were not when I met them. I’ve also met hundreds of musicians who practice and try for years and are basically the same at the end as when they start. The difference between being OK and quite good indeed can be bridged with practice. The difference between being a quite good and polished songwriter and being Paul McCartney involves being fucking born Paul McCartney. Also “they sucked at the beginning bf their career?” What in the the fuck are you talking about? They had a hit with Love Me Do when their ages ranged from 20-23 years old. That’s not fast enough for you? Paul Simon had his first hit single as a teenager. Robert Plant was 19 when he recorded Zeppelin I. No amount of practice alone is going to to get you to that level of talent. Anyone implying otherwise 1) is trying to sell you books and 2) has spent zero actual time as a musician and around musicians and songwriters.