Comments on: Does musical genius skip a generation? http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5911 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:11:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Varient http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5911/comment-page-1#comment-13165 Varient Wed, 23 May 2007 01:34:04 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5911#comment-13165 wow. The pedalsteel bit was great. Can you do a follow up article? wow. The pedalsteel bit was great. Can you do a follow up article?

]]> By: minifig http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5911/comment-page-1#comment-13093 minifig Tue, 22 May 2007 14:05:14 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5911#comment-13093 Although you're right that there are a fair few times where musical genius skips a generation, there are quite a few where it hasn't as well. For example: Tim / Jeff Buckley Loudon / Martha & Rufus Wainwright Jemima James & Michael / Willy Mason The list goes on and on. We also don't know about the musical skills of Win's parents. They might be great and yet not famous. However, any excuse to show those videos is good in my book! Although you’re right that there are a fair few times where musical genius skips a generation, there are quite a few where it hasn’t as well. For example:

Tim / Jeff Buckley
Loudon / Martha & Rufus Wainwright
Jemima James & Michael / Willy Mason

The list goes on and on.

We also don’t know about the musical skills of Win’s parents. They might be great and yet not famous.

However, any excuse to show those videos is good in my book!

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