Me and that Frog

Sometimes artists are asked who their biggest influence is and I always think it is interesting that people can narrow it down to just one person… because for me, it isn’t a person… it’s a Muppet.

That’s right… a Muppet, by the name of Kermit the Frog. When he says things in movies or on his show or random interviews, I can almost hear myself saying the same things and I certainly can identify with how he feels. His desire to put on a good show, having done all that he can do, and hoping against all hope that it will turn out. His love for those that he works with and the insurmountable obstacles that he has to face. His trust that things will work out and his ability to not kill people… (wait, did I say that last one out loud).

Kermit and I go way back… we had the Muppet Movie on a VHS tape that my mom had recorded off the TV. I watched it over and over and over, always wondering how a frog from a swamp even dared to dream that he could become a star. “… the lovers, the dreamers and me…” Because what was Kermit, a lover? Or a dreamer? ... nope, just a frog. He wasn’t even in the right place to dream. I always found that rang true for me…

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