[Harp-L] Finding your own voice (was:wanna be)

["Gary Lehmann" <hqr@xxxxxxx>]

I am reminded of the Jon Hendricks' lyric from the Count Basie song "Every
Tub":

Sooner or late, if you imitate,
You'll make your idol great
Go your own way, do what you do
If what you do is true, it's really you

Gary 

On 1/15/2007 9:31:22 PM, tomeharp@xxxxxxx wrote:
 > Wanna be's will stay wanna be's for ever.
 >
 >
 > keep trying.

Bobbie replied:
Many start out as 'wannabes' but later change focus and tap
into their own artistic values to create themselves as originals.

Influences play a part in all of us, but eventually, we must chart our
own course if we want to have conviction about our choices and, thus,
feel good about them.  I have to agree, however, if what you mean to
say is that those who only want to emulate a certain person's artistry
will never achieve it.