The hits I had in the ’80s – I made those deals directly with American companies. Dan Hill Read Quote
Due to my work as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and author, hundreds of people stream in and out of my basement studio to help me with my creative projects. Dan Hill Read Quote
I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don’t have a chance. Dan Hill Read Quote
When we bemoan the lost golden age of music, it’s worth remembering that mainstream radio listeners of the ’60s and ’70s, particularly in Canada, missed out on an outpouring of brilliant R&B music. Dan Hill Read Quote
You can tell black artists are front and centre when Usher discovers and launches Justin Bieber. Dan Hill Read Quote
Hit songs are mysterious and slippery beasts; few artists have a lock on them. This means that many people, like me, have become fans of songs rather than fans of artists. Dan Hill Read Quote
In the music world, concerts unfold strictly according to plan. But, as I’d been finding out, in the book world, things keep changing by the second. Dan Hill Read Quote
In Don Mills in the Sixties, nothing comes close to the humiliation of losing an argument. In our weird little creative circle, no one cares who has faster fists, but to lose an argument suggests inferior intelligence. Dan Hill Read Quote
I’m an intense guy. I run 10 miles a day, which helps alleviate my intensity. Also, singing helps defuse my intensity. Playing the piano helps, and writing helps. Dan Hill Read Quote
