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A Chokehold On Reason

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The Alchemy of Great Mastery

Steve Sondheim and Hank Williams both have an extraordinary, strong individual voice. The same thing is true about the plain of songs of alcoholism and longing in Hank Williams. What we call Bob Dylan singing is Bob Dylan's breathing. He does breathe better than anyone else. But listen to Bob Dylan breathe his way through songs. It's his entry into a totally original form of singing. Magicians have a term for this Mike they call it to perfect theory. Any trick that's done perfectly will bore the audience.

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