How important would you say consuming is to creating? I have thought about a sort of experiment where you don't expose a person to any music whatsoever (like in the wilderness) but give them instruments. Then see what they come up with. What would you expect the result to be?
probably not nearly as good as if they were exposed to modern music. there have been some very great innovations in music in our world in the past 500 years or more, and especially in the last 300 years. very good stuff. more still to come. not just in music but other fields as well