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Inspiration: season 4's episode Filli Vanilli.

Funny how some choices you make early in your life can define your tastes later...

I think I discovered Creedence Clearwater Revival when I was around 13-14 years old. But before that, my preference for the rock 'n roll classics actually started when I played a Chubby Checker CD my father had a few months before I discovered CCR.

Honestly, I'm not sure how or when I first heard of Roy Orbison, but it probably happened because I heard Oh, Pretty Woman playing on the radio. Then, one day, I was at a record store and I saw the album "Mystery Girl" on sale. So, I bought it, and the rest is history, as they say.

All that shaped my taste in music. I can't bring myself to like the music that's made today because of the quality, the groundbreaking techniques and the sheer talent of the artists of yesteryear.

And how did all that lead me to make this comic?

Well, after I discovered MLP, I immediately made a connection between The Big O and Fluttershy. Obviously, they don't have a lot of things in common - one of them being their appearances. Fluttershy is cute and pretty, while Roy, well, wasn't exactly photogenic. But I felt that they'd have one thing in common, and Filli Vanilli only confirmed it:

Stage Fright.

Orbison, despite being a rock 'n roll legend who had influenced artists like the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and U2's Bono Vox, and had admirers like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, suffered from severe stage fright throughout his career. That's why he alwars wore a pair of sunglasses when on stage - and that only happened because he broke his prescription glasses and the only pair he had were sunglasses. They helped him "isolate" himself from the audience.

Another thing that the episode confirmed - for me - was that both have great voices. Okay, it's ridiculous to compare a TV show's character's voice to a legendary musician's. But that, at least, helped me create this comic and feel a bit less guilty, so to say.

Seriously, if you never heard an Orbison song that wasn't Oh, Pretty Woman, then I recommend you to listen to Running Scared and Crying .

And to wrap up this wall of text...

I don't think I'm learning how to make good comics.

Description
Inspiration: season 4's episode Filli Vanilli.

Funny how some choices you make early in your life can define your tastes later...

I think I discovered Creedence Clearwater Revival when I was around 13-14 years old. But before that, my preference for the rock 'n roll classics actually started when I played a Chubby Checker CD my father had a few months before I discovered CCR.

Honestly, I'm not sure how or when I first heard of Roy Orbison, but it probably happened because I heard Oh, Pretty Woman playing on the radio. Then, one day, I was at a record store and I saw the album "Mystery Girl" on sale. So, I bought it, and the rest is history, as they say.

All that shaped my taste in music. I can't bring myself to like the music that's made today because of the quality, the groundbreaking techniques and the sheer talent of the artists of yesteryear.

And how did all that lead me to make this comic?

Well, after I discovered MLP, I immediately made a connection between The Big O and Fluttershy. Obviously, they don't have a lot of things in common - one of them being their appearances. Fluttershy is cute and pretty, while Roy, well, wasn't exactly photogenic. But I felt that they'd have one thing in common, and Filli Vanilli only confirmed it:

Stage Fright.

Orbison, despite being a rock 'n roll legend who had influenced artists like the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and U2's Bono Vox, and had admirers like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, suffered from severe stage fright throughout his career. That's why he alwars wore a pair of sunglasses when on stage - and that only happened because he broke his prescription glasses and the only pair he had were sunglasses. They helped him "isolate" himself from the audience.

Another thing that the episode confirmed - for me - was that both have great voices. Okay, it's ridiculous to compare a TV show's character's voice to a legendary musician's. But that, at least, helped me create this comic and feel a bit less guilty, so to say.

Seriously, if you never heard an Orbison song that wasn't Oh, Pretty Woman, then I recommend you to listen to Running Scared and Crying .

And to wrap up this wall of text...

I don't think I'm learning how to make good comics.