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Journal 7
Journal 7
Prof. I
ENG 111 05
10/26/17
Journal #7
Musical Inspirations
Elvis Presley would encourage others that you can be successful in more than one genre of
music. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award when he was 36, which shows
that you can accomplish a lot while you are still young. He is inspirational because he was
inducted into 23 different halls of fame. Elvis revolutionized rock and roll by using not only his
Darius Rucker founded his band at the age of 20, which is inspirational to me because that is
around my age, and yet he was already pursuing his dreams. He is an inspiration because he was
the first African American artist to reach #1 on the Hot Country Songs since 1983. He was also
the first African American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association. In
2011, Darius gave the commencement address to the graduating class of the Medical University
of South Carolina. This shows that he came first circle by returning to the college where he
Michael Jackson was an inspiration for 40 years for his pop music. He was also an inspiration
by showing others that you do not need instruments to play a song. Michael used beatboxing and
imitated actual instruments himself. He is an inspiration to children because he had been singing
ever since he was a child. He is also an inspiration to other artists because in the 1980s, music
videos were becoming prevalent. Michael took things a step further and added story lines,
dancing, and special effects to turn his videos into works of art.