Listening to that now, there are two words that immediately to mind Gordan As Mark Twain said, all ideas are hand either conciously or Wilde put it this way, Imitation is the sincerest of flattery that can pay to greatness
Whatever you call it, there's no other way to learn your than by imitating Ask Bob about Woody Guthrie or Beyonce about Tina Turner is just the way the process works You admire somebody then you try to them but only for a
The is to find your own style, sound or voice And that comes from natural talent, your work ethic and good luck
So if you think you hear a little, let me that, a lot of Gordan in these songs, congratulations You're correct, he was the greatness my tried to emulate
It wasn't four years ago that I really got to thinking I was lucky to be in Toronto when Gordan played Massey Hall the I always heard you had to see Lightfoot Where we spent a delightful visit backstage after the I got around to awkwardly thanking him for his inspiration His response was what you might think it be He said; you seem to be doing pretty Jimmy, just pass that on That's a act
So if you're lucky and hard enough, you will eventually find a of your own Then if really lucky and work really hard your own style will something others follow Gordan was my though the musical woods It's one of the unique and pretty parts about being successful Inspiring others, which is exactly what did for me Now I'm not blind to the fact that there are singers and songwriters out there who pattern their after mine I'm perfectly fine with So here's a lightfoot song was a big hit in the Corner in those Mobile You Gordan and I will pass it on
This is called; The circle is