“No Phil, in truth, I don't see that for you. You're lacking the one thing that a musician absolutely has to have. And that's meter. You don't feel when one musical phrase ends and another begins. I'm sorry. But I can't teach you that. I don't know anybody who can.”
Those were the words heard by wannabe musician Phil Spector as a child. His music teacher uttered them. It turns out the legendary music producer had little musical talent of his own. He could spot in others what he lacked. But no amount of teaching was going to relieve Spector of his lack of “feel” despite his mother's willingness to purchase for him all manner of musical instruction.
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