Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.
Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.
We reserve the term 'genius' for people who are creative, who are innovators, who think in ways that are entirely new. In the Middle Ages, the term 'genius' was reserved for people with the best memories. That is telling.
I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
I do not use the word 'genius' lightly, but if David Bowie is not a genius, then there is no such thing.
Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
Genius is the talent for seeing things straight.
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