It takes real courage to look at yourself in the mirror with warts and all. While we may not live up to everyone's expectation of ourselves, we can give an accurate portrait of our human nature. Most of us are works in progress.

Here are my top ten songs which strip-off the pretense and self-delusion of the ego. An artist first and foremost should be true to himself:

1. Bad To The Bone/George Throughgood 2. My Back Pages/The Byrds 3. Mama Tried/Merle Haggard 4. Never Been To Me/Charlene 5. Both Sides Now/Judy Collins 6. I am... I said/Neil Diamond 7. It Ain't Me Babe/The Turtles 8. Running On Empty/Jackson Browne 9. The Gambler/Kenny Rogers 10. Coal Miner's Daughter/Loretta Lynn

http://www.jump-there.be/ (My Back Pages Lyrics)

http://www.merlehaggard.com/ (Merle Haggard's Homepage)

http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/ (Jackson Browne's Homepage)

http://www.theturtles.com/ (Introducing The Turtles)