Listening to track now, there are two words that immediately to mind Lightfoot As Mark said, all ideas are second hand either conciously or Oscar put it this way, is the sincerest form of flattery that can pay to greatness
Whatever you call it, there's no other way to learn craft than by imitating Ask Bob about Woody Guthrie or Beyonce about Tina Turner That is just the way the process You admire somebody then you try to emulate but only for a
The trick is to find own style, sound or voice And that comes from your talent, your work ethic and good luck
So if you think you 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 years ago that I really got to thinking I was enough 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 response was what you might think it be He said; you seem to be doing well Jimmy, just pass that on a classy act
So if you're and work hard enough, you will eventually a style of your own Then if you're really and work really hard your own style will something others follow Gordan was my guide the musical woods one of the unique and pretty cool parts about being successful Inspiring others, which is what Gordan did for me Now I'm certainly not blind to the fact there are singers and songwriters out there who pattern their work mine I'm perfectly fine that So here's a lightfoot song was a big hit in the Animal's Corner in Mobile Thank You Gordan and I will it on
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