Peter Mulvey on finding your voice, 1999
When I was 19, I just wanted to be Leo Kottke. But the thing is, I don’t have either the strength or the speed and never will. And also I’m not him. There’s that glaring flaw, that gaping hole in the plan, that I am not, in fact, Leo Kottke.
I think all you do as an artist is you hear things that you think are cool, and you go out and you try to do them and you fail. And that failure produces your own art--hallelujah.
I think all you do as an artist is you hear things that you think are cool, and you go out and you try to do them and you fail. And that failure produces your own art--hallelujah.
From the book The Complete Singer-Songwriter: A Troubadour's Guide to Writing, Performing, Recording, and Business
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I really enjoy these quotations that you've been posting. I looked up some of the artists that you've mentioned so far, and I'm finding all kinds of new music to listen to. Keep it up!
Thanks... I'm having fun revisiting these conversations.
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