NO.
There are some things I think training and licensing are needed for such as brain surgery or piloting an aircraft (DUH!) but do you need to be trained and/or a professional to make and release music or any art?
NO!
Music is expressing oneself. You and your feelings are not less important or valid than anyone else’s even if they are trained or get paid to record, play, write or perform.
On top of that, not one artist on this whole planet has ever made anything that has been liked by every person on the planet, so even people that are well known and have made music and art for years are not able to make something that everyone likes, so why would they be above you in importance or have more valid creations than you?
Make whatever you want, create whatever you want, put it out there and some may like it and some may not.
If some people say you’re just a “hobbyist” or “amateur” all they are pointing out is you do the creation of the art for the love of it, which, in all actuality, would, if a hierarchy was accurate (which it is not), just show that YOU are more valid than the pro because love of something is better than doing it for money, or is more pure (whatever that means) or at least one may look at it that way.
Either way, don’t hold back and don’t let people stop you from expressing yourself.
As Mozart said:
“I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”
― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
So, to sum it up…
Go create !!!
Peace.
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