Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Austin Kleon:

Remember: Even The Beatles started as a cover band.  Paul McCartney has said, "I emulated Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis.  We all did."  McCartney and his partner John Lennon became one of the greatest songwriting teams in history, but as McCartney recalls, they only started writing their own songs "as a way to avoid other bands being able to play our set."

Steal Like an Artist, p. 35

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