was watching the Avicii documentary yesterday. It was wonderful to see him grapple with whether he was a musician or not. He didn't quite say it this way, but as he was sitting with his computer surrounded by a bunch of artists (singers, guitar players, producers yada-yada), I realized that he could make this computer produce any sound that exists, right.

And they kept talking about how he had this sense of natural melody, knowing instinctively what sounded good. So, producing music, AI style, while it makes sounds and strings tones together, doesn't make music; it's the taste, the human touch, the ability to pick which ones and which combos are good and which ones aren't.

nice realization from someone who wrote #796401