Listening to that now, there are two that immediately come to mind Gordan As Mark Twain said, all ideas are hand either 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 or Beyonce about Tina Turner That is the way the process works You admire somebody then you try to them but only for a
The is to find your own style, sound or voice And that comes from your natural talent, your ethic and good luck
So if you you hear a little, let me correct that, a lot of Gordan in these songs, congratulations You're correct, he was the my mediocrity tried to emulate
It wasn't until four years ago that I really got to I was lucky to be in Toronto when Gordan played Massey Hall the place I always you had to see Lightfoot Where we spent a delightful backstage after the show When I got around to awkwardly him for his inspiration His response was you might think it would be He said; you seem to be doing pretty well Jimmy, just pass on That's a act
So if you're lucky and work hard enough, you will a style of your own Then if you're really lucky and really hard your own style will become something others was my guide though the musical woods It's one of the unique and pretty cool parts being successful others, which is exactly what Gordan 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 perfectly fine that So here's a lightfoot song was a big hit in the Corner in those days Thank You and I will pass it on
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