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… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
When you write and make music, there's a tendency to save stuff... to be cagey, to be savvy. — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
The Sadies have the ability to create soundscapes, and to put you in places. — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in. — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
It's a gas, just phoning up some bands and saying: 'You don't know us but we love you and would you come… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
When someone gives you a piece of music, they are really giving you a piece of themselves. — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously. — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
We were big Clash fans, you know, big Who fans and I think we would listen to this music and talk about… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
Even 'The Inevitability of Death' is kind of a funny song more than anything. I mean, I thought it would be funny… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll is not unlike love. You find it oddly strangely comforting that no matter how old you get, when it… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
If we weren't in this band, some of us wouldn't be playing at all. You have tiffs with someone when he has… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
We were interested in making a long career out of this, rather than being 'Canada's Newest Hitmakers.' It seems to work, and… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
I work a couple of hours a day with a guitar or pushing words around, so over time I have a lot… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
I come to America because if you're a rock 'n' roll musician you should come here every chance you get. — Gord Downie Copy Share
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… — Gord Downie Copy Share
I used to run the band hockey pool - regular season and playoffs. I would write weekly reports, which were meant to demoralize and… — Gord Downie Copy Share
I grew up on the lake and spent most of that time outdoors. As a musician, I travel widely around the country and talk… — Gord Downie Copy Share
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… — Gord Downie Copy Share
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.… — Gord Downie Copy Share
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… — Gord Downie Copy Share
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… — Gord Downie Copy Share
I'm grateful for the friendships and being able to show it, for people's dancing pleasure. — Gord Downie Copy Share
I work a couple of hours a day with a guitar or pushing words around, so over time I have a lot of material,… — Gord Downie Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — Gord Downie Copy Share
