John Berger once defined music by saying that it began as a howl, became a prayer, then a lament, and still contains the elements of all three. I think that's pretty wise. That's about the only way I know how to explain what music is.
I do get a little shy about contemporary language and events, but I also enjoy the idea of dating myself, somehow, anchoring a song in a specific tim… - John K. Samson
I do get a little shy about contemporary language and events, but I also enjoy the idea of dating myself, somehow, anchoring a song in a specific tim…
- John K. Samson
I try to write lyrics that will be able to function on their own if they get separated from the music. But I wouldn't want to take anything away from… - John K. Samson
I try to write lyrics that will be able to function on their own if they get separated from the music. But I wouldn't want to take anything away from…
I've always viewed my career with some suspicion, like I don't want to count on it to be the only thing I do. Partly that has to do with feeling like… - John K. Samson
I've always viewed my career with some suspicion, like I don't want to count on it to be the only thing I do. Partly that has to do with feeling like…
I would only listen to certain things, like a lot of teenagers do. But the Tragically Hip is a ribbon that's been with me pretty much my entire music… - John K. Samson
I would only listen to certain things, like a lot of teenagers do. But the Tragically Hip is a ribbon that's been with me pretty much my entire music…
John Berger once defined music by saying that it began as a howl, became a prayer, then a lament, and still contains the elements of all three. I thi… - John K. Samson
John Berger once defined music by saying that it began as a howl, became a prayer, then a lament, and still contains the elements of all three. I thi…
I think of Gord Downie voice as Whitman-esque. He has a poetic voice that contains multitudes, both the suppleness of the instrument of his voice, an… - John K. Samson
I think of Gord Downie voice as Whitman-esque. He has a poetic voice that contains multitudes, both the suppleness of the instrument of his voice, an…
There are definitely parts of me in most of the protagonists I write, but I find a bit of distance can be useful, so I often find myself better able … - John K. Samson
There are definitely parts of me in most of the protagonists I write, but I find a bit of distance can be useful, so I often find myself better able …
I think we all have a certain number of "coming of age" songs, and then a writer has to expand and grow into more varied and specific themes. And the… - John K. Samson
I think we all have a certain number of "coming of age" songs, and then a writer has to expand and grow into more varied and specific themes. And the…
In this frightening, anxious time to be alive it can be liberating to remember that nothing lasts forever. That can focus and invigorate our hopes. - John K. Samson
In this frightening, anxious time to be alive it can be liberating to remember that nothing lasts forever. That can focus and invigorate our hopes.
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