We got to the Apollo at 125th Street early enough to get a guided tour. We walked through the theater and stared at all of the pictures of the stars who’d played there, white as well as black. The manager concluded by showing us to the dressing room, but by then I had found pictures of all my favorites. While my brothers and I were paying dues on the so called “chitlin’ circuit”, opening for other acts, I carefully watched all the stars because I wanted to learn as much as I could. I’d stare at their feet, the way held their arms, the way they gripped a microphone, trying to decipher what they were doing and why they were doing it. When I watched somebody I liked, I’d be there James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Sam and Dave, the O’Jays- they all used to really work an audience. I might have learned more from whatching Jackie Wilson than from anyone or anything else. All this was a very important part of my education. (source: Moonwalk. Michael Jacson)
It’s esencial in life to have the habit to emulate important people for oneself, being and acting the more similiar the way they do it. They were sucessful, we are gonna be successful too. Practise, imitate your idols and find yourself in the middle of the way.
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