Listening to that now, there are two words immediately come to mind Lightfoot As Mark said, all ideas are second hand either or unconciously Oscar Wilde put it way, is the sincerest 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 about Turner is just the way the process works You admire somebody 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 mediocrity to emulate
It wasn't until four years ago I really got to thinking I was lucky enough to be in Toronto when played Massey Hall the place I always heard you had to see Where we spent a delightful backstage after the show When I got around to thanking him for his inspiration His response was what you 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 and work hard enough, you will eventually find a style of own Then if you're really lucky and work really hard own style will become something follow Gordan was my guide the musical woods It's one of the unique and pretty cool parts about being Inspiring others, which is what Gordan did for me Now I'm certainly not blind to the fact that 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 Animal's in those days Thank You and I will pass it on
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