3 INFLUENCES

MERHABA MY FRIENDS

WORDS FROM THE `WHITE ROOM` #3

I WAS INFLUENCED BY COHEN AS SOON AS
I HEARD HIM, IN PARTICULAR `SISTERS OF MERCY`
I`D LISTENED TO THAT ALBUM IN `68 AND STILL HAVE
THAT AND OTHERS ON VINYL (WELL SCRATCHED).
HIS WORDS WERE GREATLY DIFFERENT FROM THE `POP` STUFF THAT WAS HAPPENING AROUND THAT TIME, A HOLE BATCH OF `SINGER/WRITERS` CAME SHORTLY AFTER HIM, SOME BRILLIANT SONGS,
MOSTLY ALBUM STUFF WHICH I STILL LISTEN TO
TODAY. BEFORE `LEONARD` THERE WAS `DYLAN` HIS SONGS WERE SOMETHING ELSE,
HAVING HEARD HIM, I STOPPED WRITING FOR A WHILE,
I COULDN'T COMPETE WITH THAT, A TRUE GENIUS
WITH A PEN.
THE PERSON WHO `FORGED` A PEN BACK INTO MY HAND WAS `MARC BOLAN`. HIS WORDS ARE WITHIN THE REALMS OF MY CAPABILITIES. I CAN ENVISAGE
WORDS IN PICTURE FORM AS I `PAINT` THE
WORDS ONTO A SHEET OF PAPER. HE`S FIRST 5 ALBUMS (TYRANNOSAURUS REX) STUFF, WIZARDS & WARLOCKS, UNICORNS & SEA BEASTS AND DIAMOND MEADOWS
ARE WONDERFULLY PUT TOGETHER,
A VERY BIG INFLUENCE ON ME, STILL IS.
A SHAME HE TURNED `POP` I SUPPOSE THAT`S
WHAT FAME DOES FOR YOU .
I GUESS I`LL STAY ANONYMOUS ;)

(Turkwords)

PS...CAN U SEE THE SHAPES IN THE SNOW!
TURK :(}