The only criterion we used in doing cover material was we wanted to do songs that we wished bands would play when we went out. We were doing Yardbirds and Rolling Stones cover songs-which is not any big deal, but where we were from, all we were getting were Top 40 bands. Gord Downie Read Quote
In Canada, the major centers to play are very few and far between. Bands that are traveling in Canada really have to travel between gigs. Gord Downie Read Quote
If we weren’t in this band, some of us wouldn’t be playing at all. You have tiffs with someone when he has smelly feet in the touring van, but we all respect each other as friends first. Gord Downie Read Quote
Even as a kid, I don’t think I bought into a lot of the mythology about Canada. Gord Downie Read Quote
I’ve always liked R.E.M. because, like so many things I like, they exude a warmth; I like to think that we do, too. Gord Downie Read Quote
I haven’t written too many political lyrics. Nor have I written any pro-Canada lyrics, any kind of jingoistic, nationalistic cant… That stuff doesn’t interest me and I don’t even know if I could write that if I tried because I don’t really feel it. Gord Downie Read Quote
I work every day. I write every day. I walk around in silent conversation with my latest unfinished songs. Gord Downie Read Quote
I’m just a student. I’m learning all the time, and, like anyone, I’m just looking for words I can use and a hummable melody. Gord Downie Read Quote
When someone gives you a piece of music, they are really giving you a piece of themselves. Gord Downie Read Quote
