Ok, please feel free not to read what Im writing, because Im just going to type before I think. I spent an hour talking about Gord to someone I really respect and got the same response I always get, the fervent, I LOVE Gordon Lightfoot. That look of love and happiness. It started me thinking more, yes more, about this. Now please, do not think for a moment that I am comparing myself to Gord, but I live for being an artist (as so many of you on this site do, just seeing the talent you all have, or even if its just the simple appreciation for what he does.) I make my living and feel I was put on this Earth to create videos. And when I started, it was after losing my beloved father, but working through that to find what I was meant to do. But being an artist, you have to lay yourself bare. I would shake when I presented my work to people because that was me on that screen - I put me in there and thats scary. The beauty that Gordon brings to us through his music is so true and so authentic that I know thats what makes people have that look when they talk about him. But I can not imagine the toll it takes, or did, on him. The level of openness that you must have to be that conduit for that beauty in this world is extraordinary. But theres no simple way to close that up in everyday life. I know that his fans all try to relay that to him. That by passing that beauty through to all of us, that he brings out the artist in us. The moments when you just close your eyes when youre listening to him because he gets you to that place. There is no way to thank him for giving so much of himself. I can only hope that he knows when he sees all of the tributes that people do, when they play his songs, when they meet him and try to convey what he means to our lives, that he deserves every bit of that love and more. But its impossible really to put it into words, because its intangible. But I am so greatly affected by him as an artist, that I probably dont realize just how much he has touched me and my life. But I know I will always try to stay open, as much as he does, and keep channeling the beauty that is out there but so hard to manifest. Id like to think that he and we have all been blessed with him being here with us this long, still sharing and connecting, as a payback for all hes given to be that conduit. I really hope I havent gone on too long, but when something affects you this strongly, and finding his art surely has, I cant help but try to share what he means to me. Thanks friends.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:23:37 +0000
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