I like this quote (as debatable as some may think it is) and I think it does apply to the Detroit innovators as well:
Growing up, Diddley said he had no musical idols, and he wasn't entirely pleased that others drew on his innovations. "I don't like to copy anybody. Everybody tries to do what I do, update it," he said. "I don't have any idols I copied after." "They copied everything I did, upgraded it, messed it up. It seems to me that nobody can come up with their own thing, they have to put a little bit of Bo Diddley there," he said. MEK Jeffrey Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/02/2008 06:31:30 PM: > It might be off topic, but it really is necessary to > mention it. A great musician, and a great rock & > roller for sure. > > Jeff > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBZ-NbmeMiN8RESlwc0CQDP5ntcAD9121T2O0 > > > > full respect goes out to this innovator - thank you > > for making rock n roll > > > > MEK > > > > > > > >
