POSERS AND THIEVES
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
I NEED TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT I SEE HAPPENING WAY TOO OFTEN TO BE IGNORED AND IS KILLING MUSICAL INSPIRATION
AS YOU KNOW
I AM CLEAR ABOUT MY INFLUENCES
I AM HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT I HAVE BEEN LED TO MY SOUND BY WAY OF A MILLION DIFFERENT SONICS
I AM THANKFUL THAT SOMETIMES MY CREATIONS ARE CONSIDERED ORIGINAL, BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE GLEANED THEM FROM MANY OTHERS
BUT
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE
SO CALLED ARTISTS
PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY CREATED THINGS IN A VACUUM, CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT THEY HAVE, AND NEVER GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
THERE ARE ARTISTS OUT THERE WHO ROCK WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ROCKED AS IF THEY THOUGHT OF IT.
THERE ARE ARTISTS OUT THERE THAT BANG BEATS HAVE ALREADY BEEN BANGED.
THERE ARE ARTISTS OUT THERE WHO SING PASSIONATELY ABOUT NONSENSICAL SUBJECTS AS IF THEY HAVE ALWAYS SUNG.
STEAL LOOKS
THOSE ARTISTS ARE CALLED POSERS AND THIEVES.
CAN YOU PICK OUT THE POSERS AND THIEVES?
NO OFFENSE
IM NOT PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK
IM SAYING
GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
THE BEATLES CITED THE BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS AS THEIR INFLUENCE FOR SGT. PEPPER
THE BEATLES HAD CLASS
RESPECT YOUR PEERS
ALLOW FOR GROWTH AROUND YOU
EVEN BETTER
LIFT SOMEONE ELSE UP AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE WITHOUT SELF INTEREST
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?
YOU CANT FIND IT ON THE PLANET...
IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE YOU USE IT UP AND NEVER REPLENISH IT
IT IS A NATURAL RESOURCE
AND THEY ARE KILLING IT
THOSE POSERS AND THIEVES.
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