What is music? Music is whatever you want it to be. The difference between being a musician and making music is a vast one. If you’re a musician there is a right and wrong way to play a chord on guitar. But if you are making music there is no right or wrong way to do something. As a musician you can play some songs for people, maybe you’ll sing along with them also. Once you begin to create original music you are free. you can do whatever you want with it. No one can tell you you are playing your music wrong.
Whether you’re making music for yourself as a hobby or for the world to hear is up to you. Whether you make a song that is different in some way, or sounds like songs A B or C is up to your creative drive. Whether you’re different or not some people will hate your music. Some might love it. Country, rock, hip hop, techno, blues, anything, many are bound to dislike you music for whatever reason. The bottom line is, no one can tell you that you’re doing music wrong.
With an industry dominated by downloads whether legal or not, you are better off going somewhere else if you want to make a living off your music. Life is lived once, and if you aren’t living doing what you love, then you aren’t living life at all. So if making music is what you love, then no one can stop you. No one can tell you you’re living life wrong.
