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bjm7777 · 03-29-2009, 11:41 AM

Well, that's probably the best interview I've heard about Gord since the one he gave in 1982 during his promotion of "Shadows" - I had just bought that record on vinyl. Very insightful and a little more "honest" than the 1982 interview where he talked about his canoe trip and drinking a bottle a day.

I was struck by the part when they talked about "A Passing Ship", and women, and so forth: some guys do get to the point where they just stop all that and start doing other things. It really hit home with me - I have four ex-spouses (three of them hate me) and as I slide into my 50's, I find that I am now content with solitude.

Very interesting that he hates his recordings of "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" - he described the one part of his first recording as "running to a fire". Pretty funny. He "won't allow them to defy the laws of gravity" - good stuff. It's still a great song in any version.

I was also struck by the honesty describing his relationship with the record company as it pertained to his alcohol issues at the time - that they "lost faith" and it was "a little too late". Tough to listen to that. One wonders what might have been....

Great interview and thanks for the hard work in getting the link here on Corfid.
BJM

03-29-2009, 11:41 AM	#27
bjm7777 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 268	Re: Radio interview tomorrow Well, that's probably the best interview I've heard about Gord since the one he gave in 1982 during his promotion of "Shadows" - I had just bought that record on vinyl. Very insightful and a little more "honest" than the 1982 interview where he talked about his canoe trip and drinking a bottle a day. I was struck by the part when they talked about "A Passing Ship", and women, and so forth: some guys do get to the point where they just stop all that and start doing other things. It really hit home with me - I have four ex-spouses (three of them hate me) and as I slide into my 50's, I find that I am now content with solitude. Very interesting that he hates his recordings of "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" - he described the one part of his first recording as "running to a fire". Pretty funny. He "won't allow them to defy the laws of gravity" - good stuff. It's still a great song in any version. I was also struck by the honesty describing his relationship with the record company as it pertained to his alcohol issues at the time - that they "lost faith" and it was "a little too late". Tough to listen to that. One wonders what might have been.... Great interview and thanks for the hard work in getting the link here on Corfid. BJM