PlainJane wrote:QUOTE:
hasn't Bob, for his whole career, been trying on poses, trying out voices, taking what he needed wherever he found it? Isn't that what he's all about in the end, whether you want to call phoniness or a kind of genius? Singer-songwriters are supposed to be a sensitive bunch, all about sharing their feelings and touching you with their sincerity. Well, Bob isn't sincere, and that's what I love about him. He isn't real; he's something better than that.
What could be better than real? What could be good if it isn't in the deepest sense real? Artistry isn't borowing, and it isn't stealing either. It's learning. The artist learns just as children learn from adults and adults learn from each other. Bob doesn't try on poses. He grows.
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