It hasn't worked for the horrendously over rated, duller than dull, drabber than drab REM.
Same point, read my original statement. I never said or even implied that you automatically join the "great composers" club just by writing a hundred songs. I made the point that "IF you have any talent" it still takes at least a hundred compositions to learn enough about your craft to write anything worth listening to. No talent is no talent, no matter how many times you try. Salieri, anyone?