I Started Growin' Jeff Tweedy's Beard...

So I wanna be Jeff Tweedy? Whats it to you?

Ok so I dont want to be Jeff Tweedy. If anything, this last year has done nothing but make me realize how comfortable I am in my own skin. The whole songwriting experience has taught me nothing other then to be yourself, and that as long as I am expressing myself, the end product will be more fun to play, and more exciting in general. Blah blah blah, I love me.

But I was recently asked an interesting question by a fellow local songwriter which was phrased something like this; 'Whose career would you most like to model yours after?'. Or something along those lines. It didnt take me much thought to determine that I would most like to be in Jeff Tweedy's shoes from a songwriting standpoint.

Here is someone who has unlimited capabilites as far as making records. He records, and performs with several bands, including the obvious Wilco, and the lesser known such as Golden Smog and Loose Fur. At the same time he can also tour by himself and fill small stadiums with people who just want to watch him do his thing with an acoustic guitar and that wonderful folk voice of his I have grown to love. What musician wouldnt want to be in his shoes?

So yeah I suppose everyone could say they wanna be like Jeff Tweedy, much like I am saying now. He has worked endlessly on perfecting his art and in my opinion is one of the greatest the world has ever seen. He is living his dream...He has embraced himself much better then most people, and everyone has responded in such a positive way. So yes, I definitely want to be like Jeff Tweedy, and I like to think I am off to a good start, and at the same time I know there is a lot more to work to be done.