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