Gord Downie
Gord Downie

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.'

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

To be honest, I think affiliation is anathema - if you're a rock 'n' roller, you're a lone wolf.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I used to run the band hockey pool - regular season and playoffs. I would write weekly reports, which were meant to demoralize and diffuse enjoyment for others.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I'm interested in doing anything that teaches me something.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I'm a dancer. It's what I love to do more than anything.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

It will take 150 years or seven generations to heal the wound of the residential school.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

Life's too short for bad coffee.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

As you get older, you mellow, but there's a natural propensity to watch what you say, 'cause you learn that you want more time and space to craft what you want to say because you're less likely to want to say impetuous things, or things that aren't thought-out properly.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I'm a music fan - I love meeting other musicians, I love talking to other musicians - and what greater opportunity to take advantage of whatever standing we might have to try and attract people? To say 'We don't know you, but we love you, and will you come play with us?' Sometimes they actually do.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

Rock 'n' roll is not unlike love. You find it oddly strangely comforting that no matter how old you get, when it comes to matters of the heart, you're always 15 inside.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

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.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

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. I think rock 'n' roll is the same. I don't pretend to understand it; it feels confusing and frightening and wonderful.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

Our sound is nothing like the Doors.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I think I'm a dancer in terms of what I do onstage.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I grew up on the lake and spent most of that time outdoors. As a musician, I travel widely around the country and talk to a lot of people, from all walks of life. That experience, combined with my rock and roll roots gives me something of an affinity for the underdog. In many ways, the environment is also the underdog - so, it's an easy fit.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

Being a dad, and being in a rock band, it's harder than it looks. But we tried. And we try.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

The Sadies have toured with the Hip probably more than any other band. I got to know them pretty well and loved their sets.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

You know, I've been hit with a Greb boot in the face and I've been spat on. And my kids light up when they hear these stories. It really takes their minds off their troubles.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

What would be great is if everyone who bought a record got a comp ticket to a show.

Gord Downie
Gord Downie

I work every day. I write every day. I walk around in silent conversation with my latest unfinished songs.