I think there is a point to be made here - talent is the easiest part of success. You can drop by bars in any major city and hear musicians who have the talent to be a top 40 star. What is difficult is to get your “break” and toehold in the industry. I think that’s what the core issue is. Their parents are right in that their kids have the talent to be mid-tier in the industry. What’s infuriating is that they are not more talented than anyone else. They have an escalator into the industry whe everyone else has to fight their way up the back stairs.
I think there is a point to be made here - talent is the easiest part of success. You can drop by bars in any major city and hear musicians who have the talent to be a top 40 star. What is difficult is to get your “break” and toehold in the industry. I think that’s what the core issue is. Their parents are right in that their kids have the talent to be mid-tier in the industry. What’s infuriating is that they are not more talented than anyone else. They have an escalator into the industry whe everyone else has to fight their way up the back stairs.