This is an astonishing peek into the mind of a genius artist. All those influences—all those fragments of other people’s genius inspiring something new. Ah, the beauty of artistic influence. And, yeah, sometimes, it’s cultural appropriation. But, damn, I’ll take the cultural appropriation when it’s as beautiful as this song.
Sherman Alexie
Rez Indian: 1966 - 1992 / Urban Indian: 1992 - present