Listening to track now, there are two words that come to mind Lightfoot As Twain said, all ideas are second hand conciously or unconciously Oscar Wilde put it way, Imitation is the sincerest of flattery that mediocrity can pay to
Whatever you call it, no other way to learn your craft by imitating others Ask Bob Dylan about Woody Guthrie or Beyonce Tina Turner is just the way the process works You admire somebody then you try to emulate them but for a
The is to find your own style, sound or voice And that comes from your natural talent, your work and good luck
So if you think you a little, let me correct that, a lot of Lightfoot in these 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 I always heard you had to see Lightfoot Where we spent a visit backstage after the show When I got around to thanking him for his inspiration His response was you might think it would be He you seem to be doing pretty well Jimmy, just pass that on a classy act
So if you're lucky and work hard enough, you eventually a style 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 woods It's one of the unique and pretty cool parts being successful Inspiring others, which is what Gordan did for me Now I'm certainly not to the fact that there are singers and songwriters out there who pattern work after mine I'm perfectly with that So here's a lightfoot that was a big hit in the Corner in those Mobile You Gordan and I will pass it on
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