① I like musicians who write can write their own songs.
②I like the musicians who can write their own songs.
What are the differences between the two sentences above?

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The first one is better. You're not talking about any specific musicians so you shouldn't use the definite article. For contrast, here's a sentence where you're talking about specific musicians where you would use "the":

I like the musicians who wrote this song.

See English Grammar in Use Unit 75 for more examples.

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