Within the Universal deal, we’ve always felt like an independent act. We’ve never been told what to do. We’ve used their resources to our own design. Gord Downie Read Quote
The Sadies have toured with the Hip probably more than any other band. I got to know them pretty well and loved their sets. Gord Downie Read Quote
I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That’s a real challenge, I take it on vigorously. Gord Downie Read Quote
I come to America because if you’re a rock ‘n’ roll musician you should come here every chance you get. Gord Downie Read Quote
When you write and make music, there’s a tendency to save stuff… to be cagey, to be savvy. Gord Downie Read Quote
If you work hard enough I don’t think it’s possible to just repeat what you’re doing. Gord Downie Read Quote
I think the recording industry is founded on that principle: to approximate the live experience, to approximate that thing that evaporates as it’s happening, disappears as it’s happening. Gord Downie Read Quote
In the past, when you were just starting out, you had a day and a half of studio time – maybe two, if your buddy’s uncle lets you stay. Gord Downie Read Quote
I had spend a lot of time looking at things intellectually, coming from the head, let’s say, rather than the heart, and saying things that way. Turns of phrases became paramount to any kind of feeling behind them, which is not to say they were all devoid of that. Gord Downie Read Quote
