Listening to that now, there are two words immediately come to mind Gordan As Mark said, all ideas are second hand either conciously or Oscar Wilde put it way, Imitation is the form of flattery mediocrity can pay to greatness
Whatever you call it, no other way to learn your craft than by others Ask Bob Dylan about Woody Guthrie or Beyonce about Tina That is just the way the works You admire somebody then you try to them but only for a
The trick is to find own style, sound or voice And that comes from your natural talent, your work and still luck
So if you think you hear a little, let me that, a lot of Lightfoot in these songs, congratulations You're correct, he was the my mediocrity tried to emulate
It wasn't until four years ago that I got to thinking I was lucky enough to be in Toronto when Gordan played 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 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 work really your own style will become something follow Gordan was my guide the musical woods It's one of the and pretty cool parts about being successful Inspiring others, which is exactly Gordan did for me Now I'm not blind to the fact that there are singers and out there who pattern their work after mine I'm perfectly with that So here's a lightfoot that was a big hit in the Corner in those Mobile Thank You Gordan and I pass it on
is called; The circle is small