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 musical life. Every mix tape I ever made had at least one Hip song on it. Right from the outset I feel like Gord Downie built so much room into his songs. There was so much space in them that he created. He made me think of songwriting as full of boundless possibilities in a way that - well, that a lot of songwriters do, but that was the first time I thought a song could really contain multitudes.
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…
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 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…
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…
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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