You sort of get so lulled into thinking of yourself as this five-headed thing, the group, the band, The Hip. I guess you just forget it’s a family, and like every good family, you can forget. But you’re also committed to each other, so there’s always room to grow, to learn and relearn. Gord Downie Read Quote
I work a couple of hours a day with a guitar or pushing words around, so over time I have a lot of material, so I don’t get into this feast-or-famine situation. Gord Downie Read Quote
Acting is like lifting a 400-pound feather. It’s a feather, how hard could it be? And yet, you go to lift it and it’s heavy. For that reason, I love it, because it’s very hard and difficult and challenging and obviously I want to learn more. Gord Downie Read Quote
To become a country, and truly call ourselves Canada, it means we must become one. Gord Downie Read Quote
When we watch dance, the artists and the audience are part of a momentary collective experience that will never happen again. Gord Downie Read Quote
Even ‘The Inevitability of Death’ is kind of a funny song more than anything. I mean, I thought it would be funny imagining radio deejays cueing it up and announcing it as people are driving off to work. Gord Downie Read Quote
As we move towards resolution and understanding and greater serenity in all aspects of our life, love’s pretty elemental and that’s nice to know. I think rock ‘n’ roll is the same. I don’t pretend to understand it; it feels confusing and frightening and wonderful. Gord Downie Read Quote
