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What makes a great musician?
是什么造就了偉大的音樂家？
I’ve been around musicians for many years. I’ve known and worked with classical musicians, pop singers, folk singers, rock bands, jazz players, choral groups, church choirs and orchestras, stage performers, songwriters, rappers, you name the genre, I’ve probably worked with someone in it!
我接觸音樂家很多年了。我曾與古典音樂家、流行歌手、民謠歌手、搖滾樂隊、爵士樂隊、合唱團體、教堂唱詩班和管弦樂隊、舞臺表演者、詞曲作者、說唱歌手等各種音樂類型的人合作過。
I’ve known some truly great musicians and some who were getting there. Over the years I’ve developed some ideas about what makes a great musician. This is not a quick guide to becoming a good musician, just offers a few observations I’ve made.
我認識一些真正偉大的音樂家，也有一些正走向成功。多年來，我對如何成為一名偉大的音樂家有了一些想法。本文并不是偉大音樂家的速成指南，而只是提供一些我的觀察。
A great musician has a passion for music, and sticks with it. This may seem obvious, but you have to really love music to stick with it. Many have started but didn’t continue. A great many young players have dreamed of a career in music, but were discouraged by the well-meaning people who warned them, “You need to get a real job! You can’t make a living by playing music!” Those who stuck with it have either discovered that they could make a living, or that they could enjoy making music as a rewarding hobby.
一個偉大的音樂家對音樂有熱情，并堅持下去。這似乎是顯而易見的，但你必須真正熱愛音樂才能堅持下去。許多已經開始，但沒有堅持。許多年輕的音樂人夢想在音樂方面有所作為，但那些好心的人卻勸阻了他們，他們警告說:“你需要找一份真正的工作!”你不能靠演奏音樂謀生!” 那些堅持下去的人要么發現他們可以謀生，要么發現他們可以把創作音樂當作一種有益的愛好。
