I never forgot my encounter, and you obviously never forgot yours. For me, that taught me a lot...creativity and technical proficiency are often decoupled. When they are both well-developed in the same person, we get Michaelangelo, Bach or van Gogh.
And those are, obviously, very rare.
...creativity and technical proficiency are often decoupled. When they are both well-developed in the same person, we get Michaelangelo, Bach or van Gogh. Well said, and very true. Some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard, was created by musicians who had no formal training at all. Examples abound in the annals of popular music.