Listening to that now, there are two words that immediately to mind Gordan As Twain said, all ideas are second hand conciously or unconciously Oscar Wilde put it way, Imitation is the sincerest form of that mediocrity can pay to
Whatever you call it, there's no other way to learn your than by others Ask Bob Dylan about Woody or Beyonce about Tina Turner That is just the way the process You somebody then you try to emulate them but only for a
The trick is to find own style, sound or voice And that comes from your talent, your work ethic and still luck
So if you you hear a little, let me correct that, a lot of Gordan Lightfoot in songs, congratulations correct, he was the greatness my mediocrity tried to emulate
It wasn't until four ago that I really got to thinking I was lucky to be in Toronto when Gordan played Massey Hall the place I heard you had to see Lightfoot Where we spent a delightful visit after the show I got around to awkwardly thanking him for his inspiration His was what you might think it would be He said; you seem to be doing pretty well Jimmy, just that on a classy act
So if you're lucky and work hard enough, you eventually find a of your own Then if you're really lucky and work really hard your own will become something follow Gordan was my guide though the musical It's one of the unique and pretty cool about being successful Inspiring others, which is exactly Gordan did for me Now I'm certainly not blind to the fact there are singers and songwriters out there who pattern their after mine I'm fine with that So here's a song that was a big hit in the Animal's in those Mobile Thank You Gordan and I pass it on
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