Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Taylor Hicks

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On May 18, 2006, at 5:55 PM, billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I hate to contribute to the american idol thread, but someone said 
> that it would be great for harp if he wins and I had hoped so too, a 
> nice  bluesy solo album from him with harp, but forget it kids. his 
> handlers won't let him anywhere near a harp, they'll be busy 
> transforming his image to what they think kids will want and will buy 
> music from, and that ain't a blues man or anything with harp. and 
> probably ruin the poor guy in the process. but then he'll have good 
> blues content to write after his 15 minutes are up, haha. sorry, don't 
> get your hopes up, that's the music biz, unfortunately. hope i'm 
> wrong!
>
> Bill Hines

I found out 45....&*()_ (hrumph) years ago that the music business is 
like getting in a fight with a Bear with a stick........and the Bear 
has the stick. It's like getting in a hatchet fight with 2 lumberjacks 
and a fireman.
smo-j