Femi Kuti is in this same position, perhaps dealing with an even more insurmountable legacy. How does Jakob Dylan even get up in the morning knowing he's doomed to be judged against his father every time he writes a song or cuts a record? There are hundreds of children of musical giants roaming around the industry these days, working with varying degrees of success to carve out their own names separate from their parents- Zak Starkey, the Lennon half-brothers, Moreno Veloso, Eric Mingus, and the various offspring of Charlie Haden, to name just a few. Being born of greatness has its perks, I'm sure, but it seems it's mostly a burden.
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