One man was told he couldn’t sing
by a music teacher.

Another man who wanted to be a painter
was dismissed by critics.

The man who couldn’t sing
became a superstar singer with many

hit records and decades of fame.

The man who couldn’t paint became a famous artist
renown for his post-impressionist paintings.

Though he’s been dead more than a hundred years,
today his masterpiece paintings cost millions.

The singer was Elvis Presley, the painter, Vincent Van Gogh.

Bob Boyd