Once we went into the basement and learned a song, we felt successful. Then we learned two songs, and then we got a gig, and on and on – and that’s the way musicians think. I don’t know about other people – I mean, I don’t know about all musicians either – but some are more driven than others. Gord Downie Read Quote
It’s a gas, just phoning up some bands and saying: ‘You don’t know us but we love you and would you come play with us?’ Gord Downie Read Quote
We were big Clash fans, you know, big Who fans and I think we would listen to this music and talk about music and do nothing but music night and day, and when it came time to actually making our own music, you feel compelled to sort of tuck all those influences away, not show them. Gord Downie Read Quote
I’m grateful for the friendships and being able to show it, for people’s dancing pleasure. Gord Downie Read Quote
I grew up on the lake and spent most of that time outdoors. As a musician, I travel widely around the country and talk to a lot of people, from all walks of life. That experience, combined with my rock and roll roots gives me something of an affinity for the underdog. In many ways, the environment is also the underdog – so, it’s an easy fit. Gord Downie Read Quote
We’ve played on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and got not even a Rolling Stone review. Gord Downie Read Quote
Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in. Gord Downie Read Quote
