Scott,

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Gotta say that you have one of the most narrow definitions of a musician that I know of.



This isn’t anything I have any reason to have strong feelings about, and I don’t. I was mainly enjoying a lively good natured debate with Lawrie. I definitely wouldn’t want to offend anyone because of something that really doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.

Some opinions I have are very important to me, ...... this one really isn’t. I just thought it was a good topic of discussion on this thread, especially since it had strayed so far from the original topic.

So keeping the “good natured” intent intact, let’s look at your definition of musician:

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the 'ian' added to the word 'Music' means a 'follower of' or 'one who practices'.



Since “Dead Heads” are devoted “followers of” the Grateful Dead, would that make them musicians?

Along a different vein, since recording engineers are an essential part of the music industry, if they don’t play an instrument, are they musicians?

If they are, what about all of the other folks involved in the music industry who don’t play an instrument? Are they musicians?

Once again, there are no strong feelings involved on my part about this. It’s just a topic of discussion and I hope it's taken in the good natured manner it's intended to be.

Bob
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