Best voted letters to Gary Lightbody
Dear Gary, I'm not sure you will ever get this, because 100 people on this site have to vote for it before it gets (supposedly) sent to you. :-) And I'm not exactly sure why I am writing, really. Well that's not entirely true. I am at work, listening to "What If This Is All The Love You Ever Get: on loop. I am at a particularly low point in my life - my sister died a month ago, my beloved dog also died, and this week my brothers and I had to put my father in a locked-down elder care facility. But in the midst of all that sadness and chaos, I recon back to a Snow Patrol show years ago - in a small Mission Beach club - here in San Diego CA. That was the first time I saw you and heard you in person. I've heard you say you are rubbish with women - and maybe you are. But I would like to be able to determine that for myself. I like to think I am not a typical starstruck fan - my friends would certainly not be happy if they knew I'd written this email - one that could be characterized as just this side of pathetic. Or maybe not this side at all... And desperate, I am not. People say I am attractive, I'm bright, intuitive, and can easily find a man when I need one. The thing is, Gary, your face keeps popping up in my mind and I have to think there is some reason for that. So, I'm putting this out there - a call from a girl to a boy. I live in a beautiful place, in what I guess people would say is a beautiful life. But something is off, and for whatever reason I think maybe you could discover with me, the thing that's missing. Maybe I am rubbish with men - or maybe you and I just haven't been listening enough to what swirls around us. In answer to your question, only we determine if this is all the love we get. Your voice your words pulled me to you. When you were here, maybe you saw me. Or maybe the lights were too bright. I wasn't looking to connect then, but I am open to it now, if you are. If this does reach you, I suppose you will have to be creative in finding me -- I am certainly not going to provide the wierdos of the world my email address. Something tells me that if you really want to find me, you will.
Warmly, Lynette in Mission Beach
hi gary, your voice is an inspiration and i just want u to know ur tunes have got me through a really rough time
Hello Gary! I know that you get hundreds and thousands of messages from your fans every day and this regular message may be missed but still i have a hope that at least you will find a time to read several lines that i couldn't not to write about you and your music. You know the last time I'm more and more fathoming in your songs and understand how deep and rich they are.I just immerse myself in your music and imagine myself in another world.All lyrics of your songs are so sincere, so kind. You know I was listening to many good professional bands,but the thing that makes you completely different from other musicians is that you're so sincere,so honest,simple,honorable and kind person...a person with a golden heart!!! You live for your fans,you create such an excellent music for us.Thank you very much! Thank you for your music and for your kind heart and your existance!You have achieved so many goals in your life,you've become a great singer who is loved and respected by millions of people but you didn't change your personality, you still stay modest and decent person. It is such a big rarity nowadays. We will always love you Gary...we're with you!!!
Hi, my name is Julia and I'm from New York. We can pretend that I mean the city and not central New York where life is cows and trucks. I fantasize about becoming a proper musician myself quite a bit, and I feel that if I ever affected anyone’s life with my music, I would want to know. Therefore, I think it’s only right that I say thank you.
You see I'm 19, and I spent my first semester of college in Scotland where I may or may not have met the love of my life. He’s from Portstewart, Northern Ireland (woo NI!) First we were great friends and then a month or so before I had to go home it turned into so much more. It was genuine and fantastic and heartbreaking when it was time to leave, but before we parted he introduced me to your song “Run.” I already liked what I had heard of your music but I hadn't explored it much before Scotland. It amazes me how perfectly your songs fit our relationship. “I will race you to the waterside and from the edge of Ireland shout out loud, so they can hear it in America…this one’s for you.” Those words get me so antsy to get back to NI. Also, the entirety of “New York” just seems as if it was meant for us. I wonder what happened to inspire all these songs, and if it was anything like what I've gone through…well, I know your pain and frustration and I'm so sorry. But from it you've created a way for myself (and others I'm sure) to feel hopeful.
Anyway, this was longer than I meant it to be. I just know that musicians are people too and I hope this gets to you and you see how much it means to me to be able to drive or study or fall asleep listening to your music. It’s almost like he’s speaking to me from across the pond. So that’s all, keep on being wonderful and I'll always keep listening.
Hi Gary! Just to say Hi from Puerto Rico, Fan of Snow Patrol, Fan of your songs and Fan of your smile! Hope we can meet here soon, bring concerts to here!!! Take care!
Thank you for reading this letter, if you ever do I guess. I just wanted to thank you for, although it sounds extreme, saving my life with your beautiful music.
I was depressed, self harming and suicidal. I guess that one day, enough was enough and I would do it. I decided to listen to some music before 'it', and that said music happend to be your song 'run'. Although I had heard it before, I had never really listened to the lyrics.
As the chorus came on, I listened to the words 'light up' and it made me realise that there was a way out of this, I did not have to kill myself.
So anyway, thank you so much for writing such beautiful music, and that you are still making beautiful music which gives me more hope every day.
Thank you
xxx
Hi There,
I know, a completely lame and dull way to start a letter. But the fact that I'm attempting to get in touch with you is lamer and downriglht pathetic. Anyway, first some small details-I'm a 23 year old college student from Ga and I share a birhday with you. I'm hoping you are not crazy like me-- a lot of interesting things are said about Geminis. I just wanted to say that I'm not a typical young American woman-- I don't belIeve in marriage, fairy tale ending and all that bullshit on tv. I don't fantasize about celebrities or drool over Robert Patterson or Leonardo Dicapri like some bimbos I know. I have always known that celebrities are people like anyone- they just have more Money!!!!! But I thought that my respect , love, and admiration for your band Snowpatrol needs to be more passion and undying devotion. I love your music, your indescribably beautiful voice, and your indubitably erotic intensity in all your music.
Just a little something I wanted to say. I know it isn't much - but I'm hopelessly in love with you.
Sincerely.,
Natalie
