Z is for Zebra
They
really are remarkable creatures. I think
the most amazing thing is that the startling black and white pattern is unique
for each zebra. Isn’t that incredible?
The whole black and white thing congers up
so many thoughts and stories for me, too.
One of my albums is called ‘Black and White’ for three reasons! The piano keys are black and white; in my
head my singing voice is black, but when I open my mouth, my voice belongs to a
white person (a constant disappointment to me!); and finally it’s a statement
about life. Everything has to be black
or white. Not many people operate in the
grey area. When I started my music
career, I served my apprenticeship on the ‘pub circuit’. Invaluable.
I used to get fed up with being asked to categorise what we did.
‘So do you do folk, or country, or blues, or jazz?’ My reply was always, ‘Yes. All those.’ They really couldn’t cope with that
reply! ‘So what do we put on the
poster. Folk or blues or jazz or
country?’. Grrrrr. I would always say, ‘How about Live Music’.
Children, though, have trouble with the grey
area. They operate in a black and white
world. Reward or punishment. Good or bad.
Happy or sad. Love or Hate. They don’t understand compromise, or give
and take. They begin to embrace that
grey area once they discover the advantages of negotiation!
Z is for zzzzz
It’s the end!
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