You hear about people who write 15 to 20 novels. How do they do it? You just gotta do it. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
Nobody had any idea that ‘If You Could Read My Mind’ would become a hit single. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
I wrote one called ‘The No Hotel.’ I got inspired in 1989 while I was on a trip down to Brazil, and I didn’t finish it until eight years later. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
I have to play everything just perfectly. I can’t take less of myself. I’m strong. I’m prepared. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
Every time you wanted to do something, you’d hope it would score. You’d keep trying and trying, and all of the sudden, something would come right out of left field, like ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.’ No one had any idea about that one. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It’s probably quite funny to look back on it. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there performing, and I was working in coffee houses and lounges, and people came to see me and hear my material. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
I’ve just been a very lucky person. I’m 76 years of age, you know. I’ve been very lucky. Gordon Lightfoot Read Quote
