Listening to that now, there are two that immediately come to mind Gordan As Twain said, all ideas are second hand either conciously or Oscar put it this way, Imitation is the sincerest of flattery mediocrity can pay to greatness
Whatever you call it, there's no way to learn your craft than by imitating Ask Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie or Beyonce about Tina Turner That is just the way the works You somebody then you try to emulate them but only for a
The trick is to find your own style, sound or And that from your natural talent, your work ethic and good luck
So if you you hear a little, let me correct that, a lot of Gordan Lightfoot in songs, congratulations You're correct, he was the greatness my 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 Massey the place I always heard you had to see Where we spent a delightful visit backstage after the When I got to awkwardly thanking him for his inspiration His response was what you might think it be He said; you seem to be doing pretty well Jimmy, just pass on That's a act
So if lucky and work hard enough, you will eventually a style 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 It's one of the unique and pretty cool parts being successful Inspiring others, which is exactly Gordan did for me Now I'm certainly not blind to the fact that there are and songwriters out there who pattern their after mine I'm perfectly with that So here's a lightfoot that was a big hit in the Animal's Corner in days Thank You Gordan and I pass it on
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