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I like Al Purdy.
Canadians can be funny.
A live album is a no-brainer.
Life's too short for bad coffee.
Our sound is nothing like the Doors.
I like Raymond Carver's poetry a lot.
I think I'm a dancer in terms of what I do onstage.
When you're opening for someone, there's no pressure.
I'm a dancer. It's what I love to do more than anything.
I'm interested in doing anything that teaches me something.
Canada is not Canada. We are not the country we think we are.
I always like to have a glimmer of hopefulness, even in collapse.
The Bruins have become so much more to me than some boyhood fascination.
We've played on 'Saturday Night Live' and got not even a Rolling Stone review.
Even as a kid, I don't think I bought into a lot of the mythology about Canada.
To become a country, and truly call ourselves Canada, it means we must become one.
What would be great is if everyone who bought a record got a comp ticket to a show.
If you work hard enough I don't think it's possible to just repeat what you're doing.
I kind of love walking around with something nobody else knows about in my back pocket.
It will take 150 years or seven generations to heal the wound of the residential school.
I'm grateful for the friendships and being able to show it, for people's dancing pleasure.
Being a dad, and being in a rock band, it's harder than it looks. But we tried. And we try.
I've always kept a notebook in my pocket, I've always written stuff down since I was a kid.
When you write and make music, there's a tendency to save stuff... to be cagey, to be savvy.
To be honest, I think affiliation is anathema - if you're a rock 'n' roller, you're a lone wolf.
Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.
I come to America because if you're a rock 'n' roll musician you should come here every chance you get.
I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously.
I work every day. I write every day. I walk around in silent conversation with my latest unfinished songs.
I have no illusions of the future. Or maybe it's all illusion. I don't know. I've always been ready for it.
We did reach a wider audience with 'SNL,' but it's hard to know what attracts people to your band in the long run.
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.
When we started in university we were wearing lampshades on our heads and playing wacky covers like 'I'm a Believer.'
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?'
I work at being a better member of my family. So I know that that affects and drifts and soaks into my work, and my art.
The Sadies have toured with the Hip probably more than any other band. I got to know them pretty well and loved their sets.
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.
When we watch dance, the artists and the audience are part of a momentary collective experience that will never happen again.
It's time to listen to the stories of the Indigenous; we are blessed as a country to look to the wisdom of a really old country.
We've met a ton of pro hockey players, got to know them, our music plays in their locker rooms. We've always taken pride in that.
You know, Prime Minister Trudeau's got me. His work with First Nations. He's got everybody. He's going to take us where we need to go.
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.
I think the health of our water is tied to a lot: the health of our communities, hence our economy, the health of our basic human rights.
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.
I think you have to show people it's cool and fun to work together. It's your obligation. If you can't do it, who can you expect to do it?
Ultimately with our band, it's word of mouth. It seems to be the largest cause of The Hip outbreak - if we can align ourselves with a virus.
When I'm in front of a crowd, I don't think 'Oh, there's some hard-core metalheads and some alternative fringe types, so we should be okay.'
We used to tie a skipping rope to a pitchfork and try to spear big carp. We never got one. My kids love that story, very 'Lord of the Flies.'
We got instant gratification when we would slip in one of our own songs and people would cheer. We started getting a lot of gratification from writing.
If you're aiming for a hole in one, and you get one, you feel lucky - but at the same time you can justifiably say, 'Well, I was aiming for the hole anyway.'