Ricardo -> RE: Juan Martin? (Dec. 19 2007 3:46:57)
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Who is "juan martin" again? You don't mean ol John Martin do you?[:D] Seriously, I have met MANY folks in music, flamenco and the like, that pretend to be something from somewhere they are not. I mean even, and ESPECIALLY good artists, that you can tell by looking at their face it is not true. A little behind the back investigation reveals the truth. Confronting the person about it is not so wise IMO. Just let it go, no big deal. For example, I know I guy who claimed French Gipsy. Knowing he was not, a friend asked about it. The guy got real defensive like "yeah ok my parents no, but I was born and raised in the gipsy barrio, my wife is, my kids are, all my extended family, my way of life, my music, etc, all more Gipsy than many gipsies I know, and more than YOU will ever be!" etc etc. So like dont' ever ask again or you might get reamed kind of thing. And someone like that, the gipsies themselves will stand up for so watch out. But sure there are those that "act the part" even in flamenco I met many that pretend they are gipsy or part gipsy or raised gypsy or whatever, when in fact it is not true. But it is not really a big deal. As some said earlier, what matters is the end result, the playing itself or singing or dance whatever, tells people who understand and care what you are about. The other info about your orgin, is for those that don't really care about what you are doing or don't understand anything about it. In the end, people will get respect or not based on what they DO, not where they are from. Ricardo
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