tele -> RE: First non Spaniard graduated in cante at Concervatory in Barcelona (Jun. 23 2015 23:28:18)
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ORIGINAL: Stu Clapton really said that? to his auidience? was he for real or making a socio political point?? Anyway "In the first place, white people got no business playing the blues ever, at all, under any circumstances ever, ever, ever! What the **** do white people have to be blue about? Banana Republic ran out of khakis? Huh? The espresso machine is jammed? Hootie and the Blowfish are breaking up? ****, white people ought to understand their job is to GIVE people the blues, NOT to get them... and certainly not to sing or play them. Tell you a little secret about the blues; it’s not enough to know which notes to play, you gotta know why they need to be played" George Carlin Can this same idea be applied to non gitanos singing cante? or guitarists? I'd probably say yes about cante. (but not the guitar, I just try not to think anout that one too much :-) ) But who is anyone to stop anyone doing something they love? Well Clapton's rich and he's british so it's quite possible he said that but I'm doubtful. In general I think he's more of a rocker than blues player and way overrated. But those george's words are way deluded about the blues, sounds like a joke that white man can't have problems/be blue. I have to agree there are very few white blues greats but great blues doesn't come from problems only even when that's the main theme. Gitanos sort of also sing the blues, there's lots of problems, which are similar to those experienced by african americans. The greats have always the talent in the genes[:)]
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