Nobody had any idea that 'If You Could Read My Mind' would become a hit single. Gordon Lightfoot More Quotes by Gordon Lightfoot More Quotes From Gordon Lightfoot Sometimes I think it's a shame, when I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain. Gordon Lightfoot sadnesspainfeel-better I try to write songs. At our concerts, we take the cream of the crop from my back catalogue and I don't know if I could write something now that would replace any of that. We don't lose any of the standards. We have lots of songs in rotation. Gordon Lightfoot writingsongtrying Silent waters rocking on the morning of our birth, Gordon Lightfoot mothermorningchildren Words are for explaining the mistakes we might have made, names are for calling when there is nothing left to say. Gordon Lightfoot namesmistakerelationship When I was 16, I used to drive huge loads of laundry in a three ton truck. I would turn round at night to drive back and see the band in a place north of Toronto called Dunn's Pavilion. I would drive that truck all day and they drive back and all the way until one day I wrecked the truck. I fell asleep and wrecked it. I was OK and so was my helper. I called my dad and the first words out of his mouth were, "are you OK?" I was really lucky I had a kind father. Gordon Lightfoot dadnightfather I worked in a plant when I was 14 for two years. I always wanted to do the summer jobs. Honest to God, I always had to be doing something. Gordon Lightfoot summerjobsyears It was very interesting time to be in England. Even at that point [John] Lennon and [Paul] McCartney influenced my writing. I thought, "maybe there is a huck or two in here I haven't thought of". Gordon Lightfoot writingtwointeresting My parents got my sister and I to go to church and have piano lessons. We were keen and they could see that. Gordon Lightfoot pianochurchparent I got to sing solo in the junior choir when I was 10 or 11 and won a competition, and my sister's piano playing improved to a certain level. One time my sister and I worked together. The first song we ever sang in High School was Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett. Gordon Lightfoot pianosongschool A lot of people influenced me as I was learning but probably Bing Crosby was the most influential, because I would hear his Christmas albums, which my parents played a lot. Gordon Lightfoot albumsparentpeople The road to love is littered by the bones of other ones, who by the magic of the moment were mysteriously undone. Gordon Lightfoot bonesmagiclove You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you. Gordon Lightfoot vibessurroundings She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best. Gordon Lightfoot flowerromantic Don Quixote was a song for a 1969 Michael Douglas movie called Hail Hero! I wrote the title song for the film and they also used the Don Quixote one I had submitted. Gordon Lightfoot titlesherosong Be calm in the face of all common disgraces. Gordon Lightfoot calmfacescommon Of course I knew The Band's Canadian keyboard player, the late Richard Manuel, but I didn't play that night because I was there as a guest with my record executives. People ask, "why didn't you play?" If I had known I was going to be playing then I would have been prepared for it. Gordon Lightfoot playernightpeople The giant neon spinning discs are a reminder of the huge role that Sam Sniderman and his store played in the cultural life of Toronto and I believe they should be preserved and remounted in the interests of our city's heritage. Gordon Lightfoot giantscitiesbelieve The strength of his will was the tool of his trade. Gordon Lightfoot tradetoolswork I'm not really a bird person or an Audubon guy who studies them, but as I was around them, they interested me. Gordon Lightfoot guystudybird I can remember sitting in a cabin outside of Denver writing that with a can of soup on the stove. Gordon Lightfoot denvercabinswriting
