Five Life Lessons From an Unlikely Musical Duo

What we can learn from Tico the parrot’s rise to rock stardom.

Laura Lind
Thoughts And Ideas
Published in
6 min readNov 2, 2021

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Tico, a green parrot with a yellow head, standing on a table facing sideways
Image of Tico by Gina Inman

The first time I stumbled upon one of Tico & the Man’s videos, I was blown away. In the video, Tico, a double yellow-headed Amazon parrot, is singing along to The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” as his owner, Frank Maglio, Jr., plays it on the guitar. Tico climbs onto a perch in…

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Laura Lind
Thoughts And Ideas

I write articles about music, pop culture, mindfulness, nature, and animals. I enjoy sharing life lessons, memoir, and photos, too.