Remixing thoughts

When we were talking about remixing in class, I suddenly remembered this quote. What I like about it that it doesn't mention the word "original". Everyone is a remix and when we create something new, we remixed something and added our own flavor/unique ideas. To create a remix, one must copy, but not completely. I think we use the thing that we copy as a guideline. Soon we can become so good at the thing we're trying to do that we can make it our own by adding our own ideas. For example, as we heard in class, to become a good writer, you must read. As the quote says below, to become a good song writer you should start off by using other songs as templates and then you can take the training wheels off once you understand it. Anyways...... those were my thoughts about today's discussion. :)