Listening to track now, there are two words that immediately to mind Gordan As Mark Twain said, all ideas are second either or unconciously Wilde put it this way, Imitation is the form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to
Whatever you call it, there's no 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 your natural talent, your work ethic and still good
So if you think you a little, let me correct that, a lot of Lightfoot in these songs, congratulations You're correct, he was the greatness my mediocrity tried to
It wasn't until years ago that I really got to thinking 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 visit backstage after the When I got to awkwardly 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 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 work really hard your own style something others follow Gordan was my though the musical woods It's one of the unique and pretty cool parts about successful Inspiring others, which is exactly what did for me Now I'm certainly not blind to the fact that there are and songwriters out there who their work after mine I'm perfectly fine that So here's a lightfoot that was a big hit in the Animal's Corner in Mobile Thank You and I will pass it on
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