I can answer two of your questions
1- Gord's biggest influence is Bob Dylan
2- His traits? I have met him personally a few times over the past 10 years....
He is personable, more interested in you than he is in himself, he doesn't have a swelled head like some performers might have.
He shows up for every concert unless he is on his deathbed( um ya I know bad karma here given his recent illness)
I would add he's likely a loyal employer.... why else would the guys stay with the same singer after 30 some years?
He believes in being accessible to his fans to a degree, at concerts he often will override a zealous security guard trying to keep fans away from the backstage door.
He remembers that if not for all us buying his CD's going to concerts etc he wouldn't be where he is today and I don't think he ever forgets that.
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