Like those Chinese dudes that can ride a unicycle on a trapeeze while balancing a flaming Chinese dude on his head?

Who really wants to do that?

Composing, whether it's for Nashville, Pop, Urban, R&B along with Film & TV also gives the individual(s) an opportunity to live a fairly normal life. There are no press junkets, no touring, no demands by the studios or record companies to put a face on the product.

When composing for Film, TV and even advertising, it's generally an 8-5 gig unless you're under an enormous deadline, in which you may have to put in extra hours. Some of the guys I know that score network TV shows are sometimes working almost up until a few hours before air time but those gigs also offer enormous financial rewards.

I picked hardest singing and and most likely good at playing an instrument.

Singing is a talent

Playing an instrument is a skill.

I'd compare it to the difference between being able to throw a 100 MPH strike and being able to play great at shortstop.

Some things you'll just never be able to do, and some you can be great with with tons and tons of practice.

I see a lot are scared of composing. But some of the best songs are the simplest, I think it draws on inspiration and experience more than innate talent.

Composing

Agreed. I think most people can sing well within their range. I wish my range was larger. I can't hit the high notes on guys like Jason DeRulo but am more than competent at the rest of those songs. To go in a completely different direction, I do fairly well with Luke Bryan songs. If my range was just a tad bigger, I would've went for it.

Absolutely.

Beethoven.

'nuff said.

I must have a one note range, then. I can't sing at all but i sure wish I could.

It would be such a nice thing to be able to do. I would use the ability randomly all the time. It would add so much flavor and pizazz to life.

Whereas I have little desire to carry a guitar around although I'll happily fastball a pair of panties at a guy on stage doing it.

My wife is the same way. I used to think everyone could, but realized some just can't at all. My wife couldn't care less. I wish you could too because for some of us, music touches our soul, and I'd like for everyone to be able to connect as much as possibly with it that has the desire. I'm not great, but I'm competent and it enriches my experience on the daily.

It really does. Small example, my dog goes bananas whenever I start singing and it melts my heart every day. Shit. Did I say that out loud? My man card is in the mail. Sorry.

For me, music is a non physically addictive mood altering drug.

No its cool, my little girl curls in my lap to listen to me sing anything. And that feels amazing.

Luckily for everyone in the room she's okay with me singing quietly.

I feel bad because when my wife does it he runs away. She laughs it off though so I shouldn't worry too much. I'm far too shy or I'd post a video. It's hilarious how his back end gets to wiggling almost like he's dancing.

Anything musical is very difficult to me. I struggle to find the rhythm to even the simplist of songs. I don't have a very good ear for key or specific notes. So I have never had the first inclination to have a music career.

For the second part of the poll, I marked to play a musical instrument. Most frequently I think of playing the guitar or piano. But it would just be for me. It seems like it would be a good way to unwind and I would enjoy the physical connection to the music. If I was really good at it and people enjoyed my playing, I would derive additional satisfaction from that, but I still don't think I would have a burning desire to make music my career. It's just not in my DNA.