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To the OP, I think it depends on what you want to get out of your music. If you are wanting to make it big, you might need to better fit your image. If all you care about is playing in some small gigs, coffee shops, and what not then it doesn't matter at all.... just play what you want. It's like the audition rounds for the show "The Voice," it is always funny when they turn around and are shocked about what the person looks like. They have certain expectations because of the voice, and it is funny when the person is completely different. |
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Let me say again, thank you for all the responses, second just want to let everyone know, I told my Mom I play guitar. She is happy for me
and wants me to bring my guitar over next time a play for her.... Thanks again, Dennis |
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I can soooo relate to the OP, except I have the opposite problem, it seems. I sing and play songs about shotguns, whiskey and lose women in the Wild West, but my real persona is the exact opposite: I'm a science geek with two advanced degrees who studied Latin and Greek in middle school, is 5 foot 8 "tall," thoroughly unathletic and, to top it off, of German nationality. Need I say more?
I sometimes really struggle with this, especially when I attempt songs by guys like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle or the like. In my opinion, being the tough guy taking on the role of the sensitive, mellow guy is much more likely to come across as authentic than the other way around, so in that sense, I really envy the OP, and my advice would be to not worry about the "disconnect," as I feel there isn't much of one. I dunno... what do people think?
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(Just as a side note: I don't really talk with a strong German accent. In my first lesson with a vocal teacher, he looked at me, seemingly bewildered, and asked, "Do you realize you have a Southern drawl when you sing bluegrass songs?")
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