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Originally Posted by gms5287
Non-talented classical musicians? How about Yanni?
You see how ridiculous this is. Please stop putting yourselves up on a pedestal please.
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Well, by no stretch of the imagination can Yanni be considered a "classical" musician. The guy's a new-age hack.
The original point is still relatively valid. It DOES take less formal training to become a "success" (relatively speaking) in the pop world than in the classical world.
In the classical world, when people with little or no training become "successful" it is often because they were backed by someone else with a solid career already. For example, Andrea Bocelli backed and promoted by Pavarotti.
A caveat: the world of "opera" is not the same as that of composition.
And to be fair, you should probably not take into account anyone who had a successful career in popular music BEFORE making the jump to classical. Since obviously, they had a distinct advantage over someone starting from scratch. Likewise, "contest winners" are not really valid comparisons either (ie: Paul Potts).