Do television/film portrayals of music/musicians piss anyone else off?

[laconicsax]

You know, the "being a musician is all about expressing yourself" line when the reality is that it's much more about hard work, selling yourself, and ceding artistic control to someone else for the sake of getting the job done as well as can be done.

I've been playing in orchestras and chamber groups for over a decade and I can honestly say that it's never been about expressing myself. The same thing goes for all the jazz bands and small groups I've played in--there are moments to express yourself, but 99% of the job is hard work and sacrificing your private vision for the good of the group.