Funny comment over at the Analog Industries blog, where they delight in criticizing pretentious playing:
I think I will officially enunciate [Chris] Randall's law:
I = 1/Cm
The interestingness of the music is inversely proportional to the complexity of the custom MIDI controller.
That cracked me up, but I'm always saddened by the vitriol in some of these critiques. Fortunately, another commenter adds, "While I am not a fan of his music, he at least created his own custom MIDI controller, which is inherently cool, even if it is a totally dorky MIDI controller."
I'll go further: If you're having fun making music, don't worry what other people think. And if you aren't having fun, try something new.
@Dan:
Or to put it back in mathematical terms: Fun is the loneliest number.
if you ain't having fun, then you ain't doin' it right! (that's why you play music, but work a job)
I would add: If you're having fun making music, don't expect other people to have fun listening to it.