It can't be easy to forge your own musical identity when every music writer insists on reminding you and everyone else in every article they write about you that you were good friends with Jeff Buckley. And you sound an awful lot like him. And come to think of it, you even kinda look like him.
Well, let me be the latest music writer to point it out: Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco is a vocal doppelganger of Jeff Buckley. Which isn't such a bad thing, really. Buckley's voice was one in a million, a
Bob Dylan's canceled show in Glendale tonight got us thinking about his son, Jakob Dylan, who is still young and fit enough to perform in just over 100 degree weather. He's less at risk for heatstroke, sure, but, of course, the number of folks who will shell out cash to see Jake is definitely not in the same ballpark as the those who would see Daddy Bobby perform.That's kind of a trend, actually. Many children grow up to follow in their parents' footsteps, and the world of music is no different.
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