Acoustic Prodigies are the Drug of Choice.

Every time some new 18 year old kid with an acoustic guitar comes along who writes songs about "what life's about" or how "they've moved on from that girl" they're considered some sort of prodigy. You get the same kid making noises, seemingly pointless noises, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, and they're considered an idiot. Or so it seems.

Both have merit. Both have their place. But there's a pedestal. There's no room for originality any more, lyrically and musically, it's all been taken, and someone's got to work harder to claw it back.

Ed Sheeran is the most pirated artist in the UK. He sings songs about being on sort of team, and about being drunk. This is old hat. Write songs without lyrics. Or meaning. Or structure. Ill advised, however, if you fancy making a buck or two.