sanquin said:
I myself have a very good sense of rhythm. I could have become a good drummer had I chosen to take lessons when I as younger. Instead I chose guitar, which takes me ages to learn anything simple. ^^;;
I envy you, I really do. I think I am relatively talented musically speaking... except when it comes to rhythm. If I wasn't very careful, in my school band I often ended up finishing a bar ahead or behind everyone else. Since I was first trumpet, this was rather noticeable to everyone. And embarrassing. I'm not bad at Guitar Hero when there's a nice syncopated melody, but when it comes to playing a rhythmic section that's just the same note repeated rapidly, I fall behind (or ahead) within a few seconds. This is one of the main reasons I'm now learning piano: it's a great solo instrument, I never have to play with anyone else if I don't want to
As for genuine talents... the closest thing I have to a natural talent is in writing. I think (*think*) that I could be a novelist one day, with a lot of luck and a lot of work (anyone who wants to read my stuff and tell me how terrible I actually am, I'd be happy to provide an Amazon link
). It's tough to be subjective with my own writing, maybe I don't have the ability to make a living from my writing, but I do think I have potential.