Incredibly even in 2014 "musician" still has a negative connotation among some socially conservative people. The US music-products trade organization doesn't e

Incredibly even in 2014 "musician" still has a negative connotation among some socially conservative people. The US music-products trade organization doesn't even use the phrase "musician" -- it uses "music makers". Try to find the word "musician" on http://www.namm.org/about http://www.namm.org/about