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'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 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…
One of the wonderful things about music these days is that it's less cliqueish. - John K. Samson
One of the wonderful things about music these days is that it's less cliqueish.
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…
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…
I was listening to this interview with fiction writer George Saunders the other day, and he said something about how the role of a writer is to build… - John K. Samson
I was listening to this interview with fiction writer George Saunders the other day, and he said something about how the role of a writer is to build…
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