If you're some middle class white kid in the suburbs, fergeddaboudit.
Right. There are some scale intervals that are better played by certain races. Middle class white kids from the suburbs have real problems playing 12-bar blues, and can't seem to handle a pentatonic scale. Of course, there are LOTS of working-class, blue collar, old white men gray hair pulled in a pony-tail behind their baldspot, gut hanging over their belt, shanking away at a tele copy that THINK they can play the blues, but, since their white, they can't really do it either. Nevermind the Schlitz. It ain't true rotgut, that's for sure.
Of course, there are a few other cultures that are genetically and culturally better suited to play the blues. The Japanese, the Vietnamese, etc. (assorted Asians) all use pentatonic scales. Perhaps that's why the beatles were so big. But wait—the Beatles were white—UPPER CLASS—ENGLISH!!!! kids... oh christ. Then there's the Mayans, Aztecs—all natives of South and Central America... why? Because they descended from the Asians. They use pentatonic scales as well, and certain tribal languages in South America are extremely close to Japanese. Land Bridge in Siberia, etc.
I propose a divide.
If you are...
White and Upper-Class... You can have all stringed instruments other than guitar (keep the classical guitar), John Mellencamp, and Cool Jazz.
White and Middle-Class... You can have all of Indie Rock, the Wu-Tang Clan (not including Method Man, Ghostface and the Chef), Journey, the Doors and anything with accents on beats One and Three.
White and Lower-Class... All Classic Rock but mostly limited to what is played on the radio. Metal.
White and homeless: Punk.
Black and Upper-Class: Jazz, Blues. You're enlightened and educated enough to avoid lower-class black culture and also enlightened and educated enough to hate white people. This group claims Robert Johnson. Also, 60's and 70's Soul, but only on Saturday nights. Gospel on Sundays.
Black and Middle-Class: Soul except on Saturday nights, Underground Hip-Hop, the Roots, R&B. Don't know Dr. Know was black.
Black and Lower-Class: All commercial hip-hop. Raekwon, Ghostface and Method Man from the Wu Tang. Gospel.
Black and Homeless: Kanye West. Whatever they make you sing at the homeless shelter.
OF COURSE these are all very rough groupings. True musicality can only be determined by the size an shape of your skull, with certain bumps appearing over the ears being the true markers of musical genius and originality, the the bigger the skull the bigger the brain the smarter the person.
And just in case you aren't getting it. This is all total fucking bullshit. But it's here to remind us that quotes like this:
If you're some middle class white kid in the suburbs, fergeddaboudit.
though harmless, are also fucking bullshit.
For example:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ek4osa4LlVI
These kids are from the Netherlands. And it's a blues song about a dead cat.
