10 ounces of Mozarts skill vs 10 procent of Bezos

This is the biggest question of the 21st century lots of money or the part of the skill of the most musically gifted individual in history.

Edited by Icarium - May 31 2021 at 12:40

Both have a z in the middle of their last names

Sebastian Bach.

suitkees wrote: Oh, this is an easy one: since Mozart is the Britney Spears of classical music - and I don't want too much of that in my house - and since I'm already lucky how things turned out, I take Bezos' 10%!

^ Yeah. Give me the money. 

Like Floyd said "...And I think I need a lear jet". Musical talent usually gets you nowhere anymore. Look at Allan Holdsworth. Best guitar player ever and his family had trouble paying for his funeral. Check out the thousands of musical youtuber's. Are they going anywhere? The only reason to play music is for your own pleasure. If you expect to be noticed or paid, haha. It's the managers that get you noticed. Pay to play. If Mozart was alive today, writing classical music, would he be a huge star? Doubt it.

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - June 01 2021 at 07:27

A bit of a no brainer for me. I’ll take the money, thanks!

Money!

siLLy puPPy wrote: Grumpyprogfan wrote: Like Floyd said "...And I think I need a lear jet". Musical talent usually gets you nowhere anymore. Look at Allan Holdsworth. Best guitar player ever and his family had trouble paying for his funeral. Check out the thousands of musical youtuber's. Are they going anywhere? The only reason to play music is for your own pleasure. If you expect to be noticed or paid, haha. It's the managers that get you noticed. Pay to play. If Mozart was alive today, writing classical music, would he be a huge star? Doubt it. Musical talent can be applied to many disciplines of life including business. Everything is basically timing. If Mozart was alive today he would have his attention on the pulse of the music scene and probably reinvent it somehow. Just look at bands like Black Midi who are fresh out of high school and conquering the world with only two albums. There is still money to be made in music but only for a few who have both the musical talent and the ability to capitalize on it. And BTW there is nothing wrong with making music as a hobby. Not all music needs to be about $$$.

That was my point. Better to play music for pleasure than money. I will check out Black Midi. 8 reviews for two albums. Yeah, conquering the world, just like Mozart would if he were alive today. 

Mozart certainly was gifted, but the most gifted one was Johann Sebastian Bach