Listening to that now, there are two words that immediately come to Lightfoot As Mark Twain said, all ideas are hand either or unconciously Wilde put it this way, Imitation is the sincerest of flattery that can pay to greatness
Whatever you call it, 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 somebody then you try to emulate them but only for a
The trick is to find your own style, or voice And that comes from your natural talent, your ethic and good luck
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 tried to emulate
It wasn't until four years ago I really got to thinking I was lucky enough to be in Toronto when Gordan Massey Hall the place I always you had to see Lightfoot we spent a delightful visit backstage after the show When I got around to awkwardly him for his inspiration His response was what you think it would be He said; you seem to be doing pretty well Jimmy, just that on a classy act
So if you're lucky and work hard enough, you will find a of your own Then if you're really lucky and work really hard 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, is exactly 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 fine with So here's a lightfoot song was a big hit in the Animal's in those Mobile Thank You Gordan and I will it on
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